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''And here they serve the best drinks. Wait! I'll go get you some'' Sana says, grabbing Chan's hand so she can pull him into the cafe. It's quite big for a shop placed near the campus. When he questions this the omega happily explains that a lot of students use this place to study or to do group projects at. Chan doesn't blame them with the pleasant atmosphere hanging around.

''What can I get you guys?''

Sana rattles off their orders, still remembering Chan's even though they haven't seen each other since what? Last year maybe?

He's happy that they will be spending a lot more time together now he has moved back to Korea so he can study sound production here. He knows it's not optimal to transfers schools in the middle of a year, but luckily they thought he was skilled enough to come and study at one of the most highly regarded art schools in Korea. He actually got in because one of the teachers back in Australia recommended him, saying his skills would just go to waste if he stayed there. It was a tough decision because he didn't want to leave his family behind, but they pushed him to pursue his dreams, knowing how badly he wants to make a career out of music.

The positive thing about all this is that he still had a lot of friends in Korea, having kept in touch with most of them after his family decided to go and live in Australia. And so here he is now, getting a tour from Sana, one of his closest friends, who also studies here. She had been over the moon when she heard he would be coming to study at the same academia.

''So what do you think?'' she asks as soon as they find an empty spot they can sit down and talk.

''I think I'm going to be spending more hours lost in this humongous school then attending lessons. But it's really pretty though''

Sana snorts

''Yeah they spend a lot of money on aesthetic here'' she says. ''And hallways. You'll have to get used to it.''

Chan nods, "I'm really excited though! And I'm just happy to be back here. I'll be meeting some other friends tomorrow''

Sana smiles, eyes shining softly, ''I'm glad you like it''

She takes a sip of her ice tea, eyes scrunching close in delight before letting a sigh escape her lips as he leans back into her seat.

''It's like I'm sipping on a piece of heaven''

Chan can't help but laugh at that, shaking his head before he also takes a gulp of his iced americano. Though he didn't expect to choke as soon as the flavor touches his tongue. Sana opens one eye, looking at him suspiciously as he starts coughing.

The sudden pounding on his back doesn't help and he chokes for a second time on whatever that's still inside his mouth as he quickly turns around. Momo looks at him lazily as if she didn't just scare the shit out of him.

It takes a while for him to stop coughing and catch his breath, but when he does he quickly stands up to give the girl a hug. Her dark chocolate scent invading his senses.

''It was the coffee, wasn't it?'' she laughs, hugging him back.

''Yeah how the fuck can it be this good?''

''If I ever find out I'll tell you'' she says, taking a seat next to Sana, wrapping an arm around her waist and kissing he omega on her temple. ''I missed you though Channie. I wish I could have joined you guys with the tour''

''We haven't finished yet so you can join for the remainder of it?''

Sana's eyes are hopeful as she looks at her girlfriend. Momo easily agrees and so, after they drink their beverages, they go back to the school.

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It's been a month. A whole fucking month and he still can't find some of his classes. The school is awfully big for the fact that they don't have many students and somehow they also decided to make the layout as confusing as they possibly could. And now he can't find his class and he only has three more minutes before it starts.

He isn't really looking at his surroundings as he tries to find his way to History of Music Composition. He's looking at his phone, having the school's floor map downloaded but it's so big he constantly has to zoom in to see where he is and where he has to go. He's squinting, trying to find what floor he's supposed to be on when he collides with something hard.

When he looks up there is a boy, sitting on the ground with books scattered around him.

Shit.

''Oh my god I'm so sorry! Here let me help you''

He quickly bows down to help the boy gather his books and papers but his hands gets rudely pushed away.

''No thank you''

Chan stares at him, a little dumbfounded. The boy winces slightly as he tries to stand up. Out of reflex Chan reaches out to steady him but gets pushed away again.

''Please just fuck off'' the boy grunts, not looking at him once as he collects his fallen items. Chan feels really guilty and a little hurt because of the other's cold demeanor. But he doesn't blame him because Chan literally ran him over with a speed of a small horse.

''I... I'm still sorry though and I wasn't looking becau-''

''I'm really not interested in your apologies. Now can you please leave me alone?'' the boy sighs, seeming completely fed up with him. A sudden sweet scent of caramelized brown sugar wafts through the air and Chan feels even more of an asshole when he realizes he just kind of trampled an omega.

So he decides that it's best to just nod and listen to whatever the boys says, quickly leaving the scene into which direction? Well only god knows because this school is a fucking labyrinth.

When he thinks he's far enough away from the boy he grabs his phone and decides to call Jisung, one of the students whose in the same program as him and who he clicked with rather easily. The beta picks up on the second ring.

''Let me guess'' he starts, not waiting for reply, ''you got lost?''

''The only think I'm hating in this school are all the fucking hallways. I don't understand a thing''

He hears laughter coming from the other side of the line.

''I'll go and tell the teacher so he can let me come and fetch you. Can you explain where you kind of are in the building?''

''There's a big painting of a purple butterfly staring straight through my soul. Real creepy''

There's a silence. Just when Chan thinks he needs to give a more detailed picture of his surroundings Jisung starts talking again.

''You're in building C? How on earth did you even get there?! Not one of our classes is in that department hyung''  Jisung exclaims, sounding utterly dumbfounded.

''The buildings are separated by letters?''

Holy shit he never knew. He hears Jisung sigh rather loudly.

''Don't move hyung. I'm coming''

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''And so he told me to fuck off and I felt so bad! So I just left and got even more lost so Jisung had to come and, how he likes to say it, 'save my sorry ass' but yeah that's what happened...I have never seen that guy again though''

Changbin snorts, eyes still focused on the laptop in front of him as he clicks around to save their progress. They are sitting at the café close to campus.

''Maybe you just attacked that guy on the wrong day hyung.''

Chan whines, hiding his face in his hands as he rests his elbows on the table in front of him.

''I didn't attack him! Don't say it like that''

''From what you told me you kinda did hyung'' Jisung says as he drops into the seat next to him, handing both Changbin and Chan their coffee's. ''I wrote some lyrics for our song by the way''

Chan takes the notebook that gets shoved into his face and starts reading. As he scans the words and well thought out rhymes he's once again feeling blessed that both Jisung and Changbin have taken an interest in him and his skills.

Both guys had really impressed him with their rapping and writing skills when he first met them and soon enough he understood why they were on top of the class. He still doesn't know why, but somehow they ended up working together on a project and it was like a match made in heaven. With Chan working mostly on the beats, Jisung on the lyrics and Changbin on the melody they wrote a song they all exclaimed to be their best one yet. And so they have become kind of a trio, working on their own songs when they aren't flooded with projects or assignments from the university.

Chan is too immerged in Jisungs writing to recognize people are talking to him. He does however, when a pointy elbow perforates his ribs. He grunts and is about to ask Jisung very seriously why his elbows are so sharp when he notices a new pair of eyes looking his way.

''Felix?''

''Chan..?''

The alpha is quick to stand up and pull his old friend into a bone crushing hug. He breathes in deep, never having realized how much he had missed the man's salty scent. Smelling like the sea, back when it's summer.

''Holy shit didn't you go back to Australia?'' Felix asks in English. Chan urges him to sit down so he can explain the whole story. It's crazy how good it feels to talk with the beta again. Both Jisung and Changbin look utterly confused as both boys start ranting off in English.

''Wait'' Chan suddenly says, switching back to Korean when he gazes at Jisung, ''were you referring to Felix whenever you talked about 'brownie boy?''

The alpha has to hold in another grunt when the beta elbows him once again from underneath their table.

''You call me brownie boy?'' Felix questions with an amusing glint in his eyes.

''I well.. you do always make those delicious brownies'' Jisung shrugs but he fools no one with how red his cheeks are and Chan would feel guilty for outing his friend if the beta wasn't such a menace in his daily live.

''I swear if you would have talked about his freckles and smile while actually using his real name I would have connected the dots way sooner'' Chan sighs.

''You wouldn't have connected shit'' Changbin points out rather easily as he hands Felix some earphones so he can listen to the song they are currently working on. ''You're dense as fuck''

Chan can't help but pout. Though soon enough his pout turns into a painful grimace when Jisung attacks him once again underneath the table, kicking his chins once he knows that Felix is distracted by their song.

''Why would you say that hyung!'' he hisses.

''I didn't know you had a crush on him!''

Jisung splutters, a look of surprise and shock covering his face.

''I do not!''

Changbin pretends to dramatically choke on his coffee at those words which earns him a look of betrayal from the beta. Felix, the poor oblivious soul, pets his back, looking concerned. He's about to pull out the earphones to help Changbin but the other man quickly shakes his head, assuring Felix he's fine an to keep listening to their song. A fond look crosses Jisung's face as he stares at the other beta. Chan rolls his eyes.

No crush my ass

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Chan and Jisung are sitting in the cafeteria on one of the couches lined up at the left side because their school is cool like that and has multi colored couches. They are currently sitting on a lime green one because apparently it's Jisung's 'lucky couch' and it helps his inspiration flow. All Chan concludes that it does is blind him whenever he dares to look down so he keeps his focus on his laptop, researching different kinds of synthesizers.

''I think Changbin has that one back at his appartment'' Jisung comments, pointing to a particular one that Chan knows costs a lot of money. Chan doesn't doubt him though. He hadn't known Chanbing was kinda rich because the boy doesn't like flaunting it and often goes to school in sweatpants and a hoodie but when Chan accidently dropped his phone, cracking the screen and damaging the battery, Changbin had been there. And the following day he thrusted a brand new iphone into the Alpha's hands, shrugging when Chan asked him where the hell he got the phone from.

Chan didn't want to accept it but all his attempts at giving it back were futile and Jisung reassured him that it was normal for Changbin to give them gifts like that. He didn't do it often, only when he knew his friends where in need of something, and Chan might have gotten an little emotional at that. They may not know each other that long, but he feels like he found two very good friends in the rappers.

''Maybe we could try and experiment with his then?'' Chan opts, clicking on the synthesizer to look it's specifics.

''Sungie!''

The both of them look up when someone calls for Jisung, their eyes soon enough finding the source of the sound. A boy, who looks awfully familiar, comes trudging towards them. When he gets close enough the scent of caramelized sugar reaches Chan's nose and he feels himself unvoluntary tensing up.

Jisung gives him a weird look before giving the boy, coming towards them, his attention.

''What's up hyung?'' he asks, a big smile covering his face. Though his smile soon fades when he sees the irritation shining through the boy's catlike eyes. Chan only notices the purple sweater the omega is holding when he throws it straight towards Jisung's head. The unsuspected beta doesn't even have the time to dodge it.

''Stop leaving your clothes at my dorm you moron'' he sighs, his eyes quickly scanning Chan who still hasn't been able to relax his body. He doesn't acknowledge him, instead he turns his gaze back to the beta who had pulled the purple fabric down, giving him an apologetic smile.

''Sorry''

The omega rolls his eyes but there is no malice behind it, a clear contrast to how he looked at Chan just two seconds ago.

''Are you coming to movie night tomorrow? Binnie said he might not make it because of assignments''

''Felix has send me pictures of the cookies he's making so I'm definitely not missing out on movie night'' Jisung preaches. The boy laughs. ''Of course you wouldn't. See you tomorrow''

With that the omega walks away. As soon as he's out of their sight Jisung turns his body so he's facing Chan. The alpha is about to talk but gets stunned, watching the beta's eyes stare at him with a coldness he isn't used to.

''No I'm not giving you hyung's number. And I'm also not introducing him to you''

Chan just blinks, utterly confused.

''I... wasn't going to ask?''

Jisung gives him a look of disbelieve. Chan starts to understand when he remembers his own reaction from when the boy had approached them. Yeah.. that might have given Jisung the wrong impression.

''Sung. That what the boy I ran into in my second week here''

Jisung's eyes widen at that statement.

''You trampled Minho hyung?'' he gasps. Chan pushes his hands against the beta's mouth before half the school hears it. Jisung pushes him away and starts laughing. The alpha is just in time to move his laptop when the beta drapes himself across his lap, body heaving as he starts to run out of breath.

It takes a while of the man to regain his posture but when he does he's still giggling slightly.

''Oh my god. I remember hyung telling me about this hot headed alpha almost knocking him out cold but I never thought that could be you''

It takes a while for Chan to decipher what the other is telling him as he started laughing halfway through his sentence but when he does feels himself color a bright red. He whines as Jisung starts to prod at his cheeks and tries to push his hand away.

''He really said that?''

''Yeah though I do not blame him. You really do look like a hot headed alpha''

Chan glares at the other.

''I do not!''

''You do''

''Not''

''Do''

''What are you idiots talking about now? And why is Channie blushing?''

They both look up to see Sana staring at them with disappointment, her hands on her hips. Chan strangely feels like he's back at kinder garden with the way she stares them down.

''I'm telling Chan that he looks like a hot-headed alpha''

'' He does'' she nods

Chan opens his mouth to defend himself but she shushes him before he can and points at his chest. He looks down to see his gray sweatpants and the black tank top he's wearing, cut a little low at the sides.

He starts to see their words in a different light.

''You do kind of look like those stereotypical alpha's that spend all their days in the gym and talk as if they have the biggest dicks on earth.''

Okay that kind off hurts though.

''But same goes for Changbin. You two have kind of like that aura you know? Have you never wondered why some people tend to avoid you?'' Jisung asks.

Chan shrugs, having always blamed it on those people not being really sociable.

''It's not a bad thing though. Most people think it's hot'' Sana laughs, ruffling the younger's hair. Chan swats at her. Instead of going away she takes the seat next to him, telling them to continue whatever they were doing as she starts browsing on her phone. Though Chan still has a question that's laying on the tip of his tongue. He nudges Jisung who had taken ahold of the alpha's laptop in order to continue their research.

''Why did get Minho-shi so angry though. I know it sucks to be ran over but he looked... really angry you know''

''Ah.. how do I say this'' Jisung says, rubbing the back of his neck awkwardly, ''Hyung is like... quite known at the university you know. And he's pretty''

''Just say drop dead gorgeous'' Sana buds in.

Chan can't say that he didn't notice that.

''And so people,-'' Jisung starts to explain but gets interrupted by Sana letting out a cough that sounds suspiciously like she's saying 'alhpa's'.

Jisung rolls his eyes.

''And so People have been trying to ask him out but he wants to focus on his studies and turned them down. But then there are these assholes whose silly, fragile egos can't handle rejection and think Minho should feel thankful they ask him out. So they get mad and some are still harassing him, trying to get his attention in any way possible. That's why he got angry''

''Yeah no wonder'' Chan says, feeling irritation bloom up in his chest, ''don't the teachers do anything about it?''

''No because it only really happens to him and Hyunjinnie'' Jisung says.

''You mean Changbin's boyfriend?''

He had only heard about Hyunjin in passing and blamed not having met him yet on Changbin being a little overprotective. But he starts to understand now.

''Still. Shouldn't two be enough to do something about it?''

''Well we think so. But the school doesn't because it's their looks and scents combined what makes those people act out. So they blame it on them coming from a 'pure line-up' '' Jisung mutters with disdain. ''Though most of them leave Hyunjinnie alone since he started dating Binnie''

Chan is a little shocked. He had heard about people coming from pure line-ups, meaning the family only let their offspring marry Alpha's and Omega's that weren't born from Beta's. But that was something that got almost completely wiped out because it turned out to be dangerous, their pheromones being a tad bit too strong.

And Chan had recognized the man's scent and looks, but he still didn't expect the reason to be such an old and rare tradition that most people believed to be old fairytale stories.

''So to answer your question,'' Jisung says, effectively getting Chan out of his head, ''he didn't exactly get angry at you. It's just that those alpha's have tried that before, running into him so they can 'help him' back up on his feet, hoping Minho will feel as if he owes them something if they show some kindness''

Chan sighs and closes the laptop that's still resting on Jisung's lap. The story got him too irritated to concentrate so it's probably better to use this anger and go work out.

''Too bad though. I wish I could have gone to those movie nights you guys are always talking about. It sounds mad fun''

Sana groans next to him, sinking deeper into the ugly green couch. ''You did not just say that''

Jisung on the other hands seems to feel guilty though. The alpha had meant it as a joke and tries to tell the boy that but it doesn't work and so he has to endure one of the beta's koala hugs in order to have him feel less guilty about the situation. Karma is a bitch he guesses.

''I wish you could come though hyung but we have to be careful. It happened one too many times where some stupid alpha has tried to become close friends with us so we'd introduce him to Minho hyung and Hyunjinnie. They don't take too well to new people''

''Sungie I understand'' Chan sighs, the temperature too hot to have someone smother him like this, the beta's soft vanilla scent starting to cling to his skin. He tries to make the man calm down by making his own amber scent a little stronger.

Sana pats the beta's back in an attempt to comfort him.

''Don't feel bad. I'll just bring Channie to one of my movie nights. What about that?''

''I'm definitely not doing that''

Chan takes one look at Sana's glaring face and concludes that he's definitely doing that. After promising Jisung that he will really go to Sana's movie night (yes I will send you pictures as proof now stop hugging me I'm dying) and letting Jisung calm down through his scent he's finally able to leave and heads towards the gym.

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Chan is never again going to another one of Sana's movie nights. The whole ordeal was traumatizing.

Tzuyu had lit up some candles which resulted in their curtains catching on fire. Dahyun saved them with the fire extinguisher but not before she accidently sprayed half of them with it, Chan included. And so he had to send Jisung a picture while looking like a mess, but when he took the shot, Jihyo accidently kicked a bowl of popcorn off of the table and straight to his head. Sadly enough he took a live photo in their 3racha group chat so it was send immediately which resulted in Changbin and Jisung now having a gif of him, being hit in the head with a popcorn bowl while looking like a drowned cat.

Jisung even had the nerve to call it 'artistic' with the way all the pieces of corn were flying. Changbin sent them a voice recording with him laughing but it just sounded like a goose taking its last breath with the way he was weezing. Chan knows they are never going to let him live this one down.

After making a new batch of popcorn they decided on watching a horror movie which had Chan hiding underneath a blanket the whole night so no, he's not going to join any more of their movie nights.

When he meets with the two rappers the next day in the studio after having finally having found some free time in their schedule to work on one of their own songs, he's quick to tell them mentioning the horrendous gif will lead to death by suffocation. Luckily they are smart enough to take his threat seriously.

Chan goes to sit down on the small black couch standing in the corner, the other two taking their places on the office chairs. The alpha opens his laptop and a digital notebook when Jisung tells them he had recorded a verse and a chorus for their new song already after having a surge of sudden inspiration last night. Though he soon changes his mind and says it isn't that good and that they should just brainstorm together.

The two alpha's share one look before they go and urge him on to show them what he had made, saying they can probably get some inspiration out of his lyrics, even if they aren't that 'good'. The beta seems a little reluctant but gives in and connects his laptop with the speakers, pressing start.

It's different. They aren't normally used to hearing something like this from the beta but Chan had already expected something unusual with the way the boy was being so squeamish. When the recoding stops Chan is completely blown away. The words, the story, the way the beta delivered the sentences, it's all really impressive.

''Holy shit that was amazing'' he says, still having goosebumps from how raw and pure the lyrics had felt. ''it's so impressive how you can put your emotion on paper in such a detailed way.. just... wow''

He looks at Changbin, wondering why the alpha hadn't said anything yet. The alpha's eyes are glimmering suspiciously.

''Bin?'' he says, leaning forwards to try and catch the other's gaze.

''Don't be emotional Channie'' is all the alpha croaks before he's walking over to Chan, pushing him back against the couch so he can straddle him, engulfing Chan's whole frame in a big hug. Chan sighs and starts petting the other's head when Changbin hides his face in the hollow of his neck. The alpha's red wine scent has turned a little sour.

''I'm feeling better now though Binnie. I was just a little emotional when I wrote this yesterday'' Jisung says in order to comfort their friend. The alpha doesn't react, not yet able to show his face again and Chan can't help but feel a fond smile stretch across his lips when the alpha pushes his nose against Chan's scent glands. He gives in, letting out calming pheromones but not without rolling his eyes.

Though his smile gets wiped off his face when the door to the studio opens, two figures walking in.

The first one is tall and Chan is a little gobsmacked by the boy's pretty features. The second one looks at him with catlike eyes and it al feels like deja-vu. Both boys freeze, still standing in the doorway.

''Sungie'' the first one starts, his eyes scanning the two alpha's, cuddled up on the couch, ''why is my boyfriend straddling someone that's not me?''

Jisung grimaces at him, ''he got sad because of my emo lyrics''

Changbin shoots back up, pulling away with such speed that he head buts Chan rather harshly, causing him to groan.

''I'm not! Chan got a little emotional'' he says before grabbing Chan by the back of his head and pulling him forwards, bending his head down so his forehead is resting against the other's collarbone. He pats Chan's back for good measure.

Hyunjin rolls his eyes, apparently already used to his boyfriend's weird antics. Chan pushes the other's alpha's hand away from his head so he can sit back up, his back straining from the weird position he was pushed into.

''I told you they were too sad'' Minho sighs, finally closing the door and nudges, what Chan assumes is Hyunjin, further into the crammed space. The studio is already a bit too small for the three of them, let alone five grown men. Hyunjin makes it towards the chair his boyfriend had been sitting in before he went emotional and in need of cuddles. Which leads Minho to sit down next to him and Changbin on the couch. And to Chan that's.... Scary.

Yes he finds Minho scary, sue him alright. His glare is literally nightmare fuel, or so he had told Jisung a couple days ago when he accidently met Minho's gaze while walking through the school's hallways. He didn't mean to accidently end up in building C again. He still had some trouble navigating through the confusing hallways and so he lost his way but he understands how suspicious it looks to Minho who knows he doesn't have any lessons in that building. That together with the fact that most omega's of their school follow dancing programs which lead them to being in building C, made Chan look really suspicious.

''Let me be my emo self once in a while hyung'' Jisung sights, crossing his arms in front of his chest, a pout on his lips.

''It isn't a phase dad'' Hyunjin mocks, laughing when Jisung swats at him. When he can't hit him he tries to kick the omega. Hyunjin quickly rolls back in the chair to avoid getting kicked but he doesn't have much room inside the small studio, causing him to hit the wall. He sighs.

''How do y'all live here''

Changbin rolls his eyes lovingly. Still only Chan sees it with the way the alpha is sitting and he thinks that Changbin should be glad his boyfriend didn't see it. From having heard stories he has gotten to know that Hyunjin can be quite savage.

''What are you guys doing here though?'' Jisung asks as he turns his chair back around so he faces his laptop, opening another one of their projects.

''Well I wanted to see my boyfriend before I had to go to class but he has apparently already moved on to some stranger'' Hyunjin says, eying the two alpha's on the couch suspiciously. Chan wonders if the jealous glint in the omega's eyes is real or not, but he does know omegas can get quite possessive so he needs to act before he can find out. He's just about to push Changbin to go and get out of his lap when two warm hands take ahold of his face making him look up to Changbin whose staring down at him with serious eyes.

''I'm sorry Channie, but I have a boyfriend'' he says solemnly. Chan can't help but snort, now pushing the alpha away from him with force, watching as he almost tumbles to the ground, flapping limbs and all.

''You're a idiot'' he laughs. A look of fake hurt crosses Chanbin's face before he goes to stand up. He pulls Hyunjin out of the chair so he can sit down, afterwards letting the omega take a seat on his lap.

''So you're Chan-shi?''

Chan wonders for a second where the sound is coming from, not really wanting to believe that the omega, seated on his left side, is talking to him but soon enough he has to face to the truth and so after a couple of awkward seconds he looks at him, nodding his head.

The omega holds out is his hand and Chan is pleasantly surprised, already reaching out to shake it when suddenly a throbbing pain shoots through his hand, his knuckles turning white from the way they're being squeezed. Holy shit how much strength does Minho have. If he didn't fear the omega before this day, he surely does now.

Minho gives him a wicked grin when he finally let's go, the print of his rings now probably permanently pressed into his fingers. He sees Changbin grimace from where he's sitting close by.

Chan really wants to pretend that it doesn't bother him. That he can keep his cool and endure the pain but anyone who knows him, knows he can't handle much physical pain and so he cradles his hand against his chest, hissing slightly.

''Oh my god how much do you bench press'' he gasps, massaging the dents his rings had left behind. Jisung whips around at that, eyes zoning in on the two wolves sitting on the couch.

''Hyung'' he whines, ''please don't ruin Chan hyung's hands. He needs him to make our beats. They are literally the sickest''

Minho shrugs from where he's sitting on the couch.

''I just introduced myself''

Jisung's eyes almost disappear with how far they roll back into his skull. The two of them start bickering back and forth when Hyunjin interrupts them to ask if he can hear one of Chan's beats. After Chan gives his consent Jisung turns around, having some of Chan's beats saved up on his laptop.

He feels Minho shuffle into a more comfortable position next to him, spreading his legs a little as he sinks further down the cushions, causing their thighs to press against each other. And Chan's sweating.

His heart rate starts to double and he doesn't know if it's because Minho's awfully attractive or if it's because he's horrendously scary.

Maybe both.

If the omega notices the alpha tensing up, he doesn't comment upon it. Which Chan thanks the heavens for.

Jisung plays them some of his beats and Chan can't help but smile thankfully when Hyunjin starts hyping him up, telling him how his beats are incredible. He starts rambling on about what kind of choreo's would look good with it when Chan gets distracted by a leg that's nudging him. He looks up, heart already beating loudly before he even makes eye contact.

''Can you make us a song for the performance? Maybe have Binnie and Sung also help?''

''Really hyung!'' Jisung exclaims, his smile stretching from ear to ear.

''You've never asked us before!''

Changbin and Hyunjin look just as shocked by the omega's sudden request. Wich means Jisung is probably telling the truth.

Minho shrugs, looking anything but bothered by their surprise.

''The producers you guys usually work with don't make beats like this.''

''True'' Changbin quickly agrees. ''Chan's beats are way more suitable for performances''

And so it's decided. They will try and make a song for the dance team.

And even though Chan is quite confident in his abilities, it's still quite nerve racking. But he doesn't know if that's because a group of dancers will use their song, or because Minho will judge it.

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Chan finds himself once again in building C, but this time it's on purpose. Momo had asked him if he could bring her the charger of her laptop which she had forgotten back at the dorm she shares with Sana. Chan is one of the few people that has a key of their front door and a free period at the moment and so he agreed to help her out. Thursdays are often packed full of lessons Momo has to follow and dance practices she has to teach.

Right now she will be teaching the third years a new choreo and the remix of the song they will be using is saved on her laptop that needs charging. He knows he only has around seven more minutes to find the dance studio she's in, but he's hopelessly lost again. And all of it becomes worse when he suddenly catches Minho's gaze in the crowd of students that had formed over the past minute. The omega's eyes narrow as they take sight of the alpha, a frown taking over his face. He starts to head into the alpha's direction and Chan... well Chan panics.

And so he takes off.

He doesn't know where he's going. He's taking a left, passing the strange painting of the purple butterfly, takes a right, makes a pirouette when he almost headbutts a wall and takes another left.

At one point he looses count on how many corners he has rounded but that's alright cause this way Minho will never find him again. He takes a right, walks through two blue doors and straight into a solid body which causes him to tumble backwards and fall onto his butt.

He groans. There is stinging pain around his tailbone as he lies there, staring up at the surprisingly, clean ceiling. It kind of an off-white color. Pretty nice.

After a couple of seconds he's able to convince himself to sit back up and see who he ran into so he can apologize.

In front of him sits Minho, his bag lying a little to his right and a scowl on his face. And right behind him is the ugly purple butterfly, staring once again, straight into his soul. He swears this building is magical or something. Didn't he walk away from that horrendous painting?

Chan just knows the gods are laughing at his misfortune.

''Is this going to be a theme? Because I hope the fuck not'' Minho sighs. Chan grimaces as he stands up, already feeling a couple of bruises forming on his butt. He offers his hand out to the omega. The boy stares at it for a couple of seconds before he pushes himself up and starts to dust of his clothes.

Chan retreats his hand.

''I'm once again, so sorry! I've been trying to understand the layout more but the only building I understand so far is building B.

''Don't humor yourself, Sungie said you're still a mess''

Chan rubs the back of his neck, worrying his bottom lip between his teeth. Jisung is, sadly enough, right.

''I've been getting better though''

''Then what are you doing in building C?'' Minho questions, momentarily stopping his ministrations of dusting off his pant in order to look at Chan, one of his eyebrows raised.

''I actually have a purpose this time. I'm looking for room.. C125?'' he says, grabbing his phone to see if he's actually saying the right numbers. He opens Momo's chat.

''Oh wait no it says room C152''

When he looks back at Minho the other looks like he doesn't believe him.

''The dance studio?''

''Yes?..''

There forms a silence between them and Chan knows damn well how bad this looks. He's about to explain when Minho cuts him off.

''I actually need to be there too so if you want to I can take you there'' he mutters, bending down to grab the bag he had previously dropped on the ground. Chan nods, agreeing to having Minho guide him to wherever they need to go. Which is apparently the elevator.

''You mean to say I wasn't even on the right floor?''

Minho gives his a deadpan look.

''You want me to believe you really didn't know?''

Chan starts to sweat again. He really doesn't want to know what kind of impression the omega has of him but he can honestly already guess.

''Well I guess I can't blame you. A lot of pretty omega's walk around on the third floor'' Minho says, pushing the button to the first floor. The big three that appears on the screen above the buttons shows him they were currently on the floor the omega is talking about.

Chan groans, hiding his face in his hands.

''I swear to god that that's not the reason. I would never voluntarily visit that horrendous painting of that butterfly. It still haunts me in my nightmares.''

Minho stares at him with wide eyes. The doors open, showing they reached the first floor but the omega doesn't make any moves to leave the elevator.

''Hyunjin painted that''

Chan feels his soul leave his body.

''He didn't. Oh my god please tell me he didn't I feel so bad now'' He gushes, ready to offer Minho anything in order for him to not tell anybody he said something bad about one of Hyunjin's paintings.

''Yeah I was kidding'' the omega shrugs before stepping out. Chan blinks a couple of times before he remembers he needs to follow the other if he doesn't want to get lost again.

''What the fuck Minho! Why would you do that'' he practically whines, sprinting a little to catch up to the omega. ''I was about to have a literal heart attack. Chanbin would have murdered me if he knew I bashed Hyunjin-shi's art.''

Minho snorts, quickening his pass.

''I can't believe you'd think Hyunjin would paint something so hideous. I'm definitely telling Binnie that''

Chan sighs. Talking to Minho is a fucking rollercoaster and these last couple of minutes have brought him more stress then he has felt this whole week. Maybe he should just stop talking. Though he knows he probably already destroyed any chance he might have had to get into Changbin's and Jisung's friend group with how he constantly seems himself in predicaments like these.

He can't describe how glad he is when they finally reach room C152. They step inside and Chan smiles when Momo comes barreling into him, arms thrown over his shoulders. If only she knew how he needed this hug right now, holy shit.

''You're my savior Christopher Bang'' she squeals, almost breaking his back with the force she puts into the hug. He laughs, pulling back so he can shrug off his bag, taking the charger out of it. Momo happily takes it.

''Will you stay to watch?''

''Aah I can't. I'm having my next class in about twenty minutes'' he sighs. The girl pouts slightly.

''Too bad. You still promised to come watch sometime and I will be making sure you carry out that promise Channie''

The alpha rolls his eyes but is quick to apologize and assure her he will when she starts to attack him with the charger he just gave her. Momo gives him one last hug before she walks over to her laptop.

He had wanted to ask her the best route back to building B but he guesses he can try it himself, knowing the other alpha has to start preparing for her lesson. With a sigh he grabs his phone, loading the map of the school. He's scrutinizing the small map when he hears someone groan from next to him.

''I didn't believe Jisung when he told me how bad your sense of direction was but I guess he's right''

He looks up to see Minho walk closer, one of his hands reaching out to rest on the small of the alpha's back. It's warm and Chan doesn't really know what to do when the omega comes even closer, pressing against his side so he can look over the alpha's shoulder to the map displayed on his phone.

With his free hand Minho zooms in to show where they are standing now.

''If you go back to the third floor there is this hallway that's connected to building B. And if you're there you need to go to room 2, left side''

With his fingers he moves the map to show him exactly which hallways he should follow but Chan's mind is a little too preoccupied with the fact that the omega is pressed up against him to be able to pay attention.

''Simple right?''

He can feel the omega's warm breath against his collarbone and wow.. why does that make him lightheaded?

''I.. thanks I think I understand''

Minho laughs, pulling away.

''You look even more confused than before. Maybe just call Jisung to come and get you"

Chan is about to respond when Momo calls for everybody's attention. The omega gives him a quick wave goodbye and before Chan knows it he's gone.

He does end up calling Jisung.

Chapter Text

''Changbin I'm going to murder you, you fucking assho-''

Chan can't finish his sentence because he starts screaming as he gets bend in half.

He had been stretching, making himself ready for his workout when Changbin suddenly popped up out of nowhere, having apparently already finished his own routine. If he had known before that Changbin would go to the gym they could have gone together, but that bonehead hadn't told him so now he has to do without a spotter.

The time he does spent with Changbin in the gym is very unpleasant however, the alpha deciding he should help Chan with his stretching. So now Chan is sitting on his ass, his legs stretched out in front of him while he bends forwards to touch his toes with Changbin's knee digging in his back to supposedly 'help' him. But Chan won't be fooled. He knows the other takes enjoyment out of torturing his friends and so now Chan is screaming out in pain as he gets folded like a fucking piece of paper.

''My dear, who would have thought you'd be this flexible hyung''

Chan looks up and sees Jeongin, trying to hold in his laughter. He would have glared at the younger if he wasn't too busy trying to get Changbin's knee off of his back before he will literally snap in half. The alpha deems it a miracle when he finally gets ahold of the other's leg and pulls, hearing Changbin scream before he meets the floor, right next to Chan's fitness mat. There's a look of pure panic on his face once he realizes what's happening and before he can try to escape, Chan has already climbed on top of him.

They are lucky that there aren't many people in this part of the gym because Changbin starts screaming bloody murder when Chan attacks him. His warm up be damned, the alpha is going to feel his wrath. With one hand he holds Changbin's wrists, pinning them above his head while attacking the alpha's sides with the other. Changbin is too busy screaming and laughing to be able to get Chan off of him. Chan isn't planning on stopping anytime soon, but when he suddenly hears the sound of a camera shutter going off he has to. Looking up he sees Jeonin holding his phone up in the air.

''Hyunjin is going to love this'' he says, giggling slightly.

Changbin's lips stretch into a devilish grin from where he lies underneath him. Chan jumps up to try and get the phone out of Jeonin's hands but the younger is too fast, quickly putting it away.

''Innie you're the worst'' he whines.

Hyunjin has been weary of him since he found Changbin cuddling him on the couch that one day in the studio. And this is not going to help his case, no this might actually be his death sentence if he thinks about it.

Chan had long ago already given up on getting into Jisung's and Changbin's friend group. He did get to know Jeongin and Seungmin, the two beta's being great to hang out- and play videogames with. And he knew Felix already of course. But the two omega's of the group.... well they don't really like him.

''Hyunjin might actually come and try to put me in an early grave'' he tries to convince the beta but he quickly concludes that Jeongin takes too much enjoyment out of his suffering to actually listen to him. Maybe he should rethink his choice of friends and find some new ones.

''It's fine I'll make sure he won't do anything too bad Channie hyung'' Changbin laughs, pushing himself up from the ground. ''Now go start your workout before you loose any of your abs, that would be a shame''

Chan rolls his eyes and flips them off as they leave him. When he's sure Changbin won't return to torture him any further he goes back to stretching, this time without the danger of breaking his back.

When he's done warming up he goes to the room where all the weights are stacked up, wanting to work on his muscles. Starting out easy he goes to do some lifting. It's weirdly crowded in the room but he doesn't think much of it when he grabs two dumbbells and starts his workout. Though halfway through he notices what is actually happening when the scent of caramelized sugar reaches his nose. There is something wrong though cause it smells a little burned...

He tries to secretly look around but finding him isn't easy. There are a lot of alpha's kind of blocking his view. Taking a small step to the left he finally takes sight of the omega, bench pressing. There's hardly any weight on the barbell he's using and Chan knows from when the omega almost broke his hand that he can actually lift much more.

He also knows that the omega can very much handle himself just fine and so he goes back to concentrating on his sets. After the dumbbells he moves on to the kettlebell. And even though he really tries to ignore Minho who's doing his own thing, he can't help but think about how annoying it would be to have no privacy. The people here are literally crowding him, not even trying to be discrete while doing so.

When he looks up after a set, ready to take a couple of breaths his heart suddenly freezes. He makes eye contact with Minho who had come to sit up and take a gulp of water since the first time in forever, and apparently only now noticed Chan and he looks... pissed.

Now don't get him wrong, the omega had a look of annoyance on his face ever since the alpha had spotted him. But he only started to look mad once his eyes found Chan and well... that's a little weird. And scary. Chan just hopes that Minho knows he isn't here just to stalk the omega, like all the other alphas in the room seem to do.

He tries to give the omega a small smile in greeting but Minho just rolls his eyes before he goes to lie back down.

That was awkward.

Chan follows his example and continues with another set of his own. It all goes well. He's totally absorbed in watching his own figure, keeping his posture right as he lifts the heavy kettlebell, not wanting to injure himself accidentally. Though soon enough he gets distracted again.

This time it's not by Minho. Well his distraction actually kind of indirectly goes back to Minho because there is and alpha who has been trying to help the omega with his workout. Chan didn't think much of it as Minho told the alpha 'no thank you'. But somehow those words don't manage to go through the man's thick skull and so he keeps on insisting, saying he's an expert at lifting with all the workouts he does on a daily basis. And yeah sure, the man has the muscles to proof it, but no is no and Chan is getting really annoyed.

And he knows the omega doesn't need his help. He knows Minho has the brains and muscles to defend himself just fine but that doesn't mean that Chan's patience can't run thin. And so he turns around, just in time to see the man taking the barbell out of Minho's hands when he's in the middle of lifting it, their hands touching.

''How many times does he has to tell you he doesn't want your help before it actually enters that brain of yours?'' he growls. The alpha looks at him with wide eyes, probably not having expected to be called out on his behavior. Minho on the other hands looks more frustrated with Chan than he does with the alpha who had been trying to help him.

''What.. you think you should help him?'' the alpha sneers, looking at the kettlebell standing in front of Chan's feet before he lifts his gaze back up to meet the alpha's eyes, one eyebrow pulled up.

''If I remember correctly he said he doesn't need help at all so no, I don't think I should. Now please leave him alone before I inform the gym's security of your harassment''

That finally seems to work and the alpha walks back, but not without glaring daggers at Chan. He heaves a sigh when the man leaves the room, ready to go back to his routine when he hears someone cough. He looks up and shit.

Minho is mad.

''You're all the same aren't you?'' he sighs, grabbing his towel and water bottle from the ground, ''I didn't need your help either Chan-shi. I'm not some damsel in distress that needs assistance''

Chan groans, hands reaching up to massage his temples, an headache already forming. He's most definitely aware of all the other's in the room, silently listening to their conversation.

''I'm sorry. I know I shouldn't have but I couldn't stand it anymore. You might have the patience of a saint but I was just two seconds away from punching that bloated frog in the throat''

Irritation slips back into his chest when he thinks of the alpha again.

''Like what the fuck? I don't understand how you handle that. I'm sorry I know I shouldn't have said anything but it was doing either that or punching him in the face and I rather not get banned from this gym, thank you very much''

He's met with silence.

Sighing, he grabs the kettlebell, ready to put it back and leave the room and this awful tension that had grown between the two of them. Just when he's about to leave he meets the other's gaze through the reflection of the mirror and the omega looks like he's... thinking. His brows are furrowed, the crease between his eyebrows making him look rather cute and wow he never imagined he would ever have those kind of thoughts about the intimidating omega.

The omega finally seems to come to a conclusion, his eyes moving back to look at Chan.

''Can you help me? I was going to do the heavier barbells with Jisung but that sucker ditched me half an hour before our agreed time to go workout''

Alright so this feels awfully like a trap, but when Chan looks at the omega's face he can't read anything off of it. The other often has this statue like state where no one but Jisung can actually see how he's feeling or what he's thinking.

''Are you sure?'' he asks, needing the confirmation before he goes over to walk into his own demise. Minho nods his head, motioning at the barbell he would like to work with. Chan still doesn't really believe it to be real when he starts to move, placing the barbell on the bench presser with careful hands.

And so they start to do their routines together. Chan tries not to ogle the man too much whenever he spots for him but he catches himself slipping sometimes. Minho luckily doesn't. But maybe that's because they actually have to look at each other in order to see if their postures are right.

After a while, when Chan realizes it really isn't a trap, he starts to actually enjoy himself. Minho even starts some small talk with the alpha and after the first couple of awkward sentences they fall into an easy conversation about their lessons and what kind of assignments they are currently working on.

After they are done with most of their exercises Chan is about ready to pack up and leave but Minho stops him.

''Can we do some sit-ups? It's been way too long since I've worked on my core''

Chan doesn't really know why Minho would need his help with that but he's not about to say no when it's the perfect opportunity to get to know the omega a little better. Jisung would love it if they could get along like normal civilians.

Minho goes to lie down on his fitness mat, asking Chan to hold his knees. Chan decides to watch the omega from the mirror, seeing if he can give any tips on his form without having to look at Minho coming straight towards him. He soon realizes that Minho doesn't need any pointers thought. After twenty sit-ups the omega stops and Chan takes that as a sign to retreat his hands, letting go of his hold on the boy's knees.

''Okay now you'' he says, moving away to make room for Chan.

''Wait what... oh no that isn't necessary!'' the alpha quickly says, shaking his head. Minho sighs.

''Chan-shi, since we are here now, why not make use of it?''

Alright he does have a point and so with a little aversion that he pushes away, he moves to go and get his own fitness mat, lying it down before taking position. He waits for Minho to take ahold of his knees but instead of just doing that the omega moves closer so he can drape one arm across Chan's knees, resting his head atop of it. Chan doesn't know when he grabbed his phone but he's holding it, scrolling through what looks to be his Instagram.

And Chan is happy with the distraction, happy that Minho doesn't look at him while he does his sit-ups, however, it still comes with another problem. Every time the alpha moves upwards, their faces become a little too close for comfort.

Chan powers through it however. He does get a little distracted with being able to see the omega from up close. Minho's skin is really fair, no blemishes or anything, just a light flush from their workout covers his cheeks. He looks even more cute with the way his position causes one of his cheeks to bunch up and forces his lips into a pout. Only now he realizes there is a thin layer of gloss covering his lips, giving them a pinkish color.

He's in the middle of a sit-up, just about to lie back down when Minho looks up and Chan freezes. There is an glint of amusement in the omega's eyes, their noses almost touching.

''Channie'' he sighs, lips stretching into a grin, "you've passed the twenty sit-ups like.. thirty seconds ago''

Chan feels his cheeks burn in a way they haven't done before and only now does he indeed feel the burning inside his abdomen, meaning that Minho is telling the truth. He groans as he lies back down, giving his muscles some rest.

''Shit I lost count''

''I was counting out loud. If you want to impress me you should try something else then the amount of sit-ups you can do you moron''

Chan can hear the smile on Minho's face as he says those words and he closes his eyes, pushing the palms of his hands against them until he sees stars.

''I was literally just in my head don't flatter yourself'' he grumbles, making Minho laugh. He feels the omega's body shake from where he's still leaning against his knees. He does move away however when Chan starts to roll over, letting Minho take position again to do his second set of sit-ups. The alpha still doesn't dare to look at him when he takes ahold of the other's knees, embarrassment still fizzling underneath his skin.

''Did you, Binnie and Sung work on the song yet by the way?'' he starts. Chan nods his head, happy the omega changes the subject.

''Yeah we wrote the first verse and we have a melody for the chorus. But no lyrics yet. You can come and listen to it whenever though. Just text Bin or Sungie to see if they're in the studio''

Minho humms, his cheeks and neck starting to get red with the exercise. He stops momentarily to grab his phone, unlocking it before shoving it into Chan's hands.

''If you put your number in I can also text you to see if you're in the studio right?''

Chan squints his eyes, seeing if this is another trap or some sort of test but the omega doesn't look suspicious as he goes back to his work out. Chan finally gives in and does what the other told him to do. When he's done he locks the phone again, surprised to see a picture of three cats.

''Are these yours?'' he asks, turning it around to show Minho. The omega smiles, eyes lighting up as he nods affirmative.

''What are their names, they look fucking cute'' he says, turning the screen back around so he can look at them again.

''Are you sure you want to go down that rabbit hole? I won't shut up if it's about my babies. Seungmin almost strangled me the other day because of it''

Chan snorts. He had come to know that the normally calm and kind beta could be really sarcastic and passively violent. And somehow he and Minho had developed this 'frenemies' relationship that Jisung loves to talk about because he finds it hilarious.

''I think I can handle it'' Chan says, putting Minho's phone back down.

All that Chan can say is that Minho didn't lie. Because through the rest of their exercise and the cooldown that follows the omega keeps on gushing about the cats. He tells Chan about where he got them from, what their personalities are like and what their favorite treats and toys are. He even has pictures of all of it put in a specific map on his phone and shit Chan knew he thought Minho looked cute today but can it be that he also is... cute? What the fuck, that totally clashes with all the things he thought he knew about Minho and he's not sure how to feel about it.

He really doesn't.

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Even though Chan has given Minho his number, the omega never tries to contact him. Which is fine honestly, Chan had already expected it, but somehow he does get closer to both him and Hyunjin.

The reason of their growing closeness is because most of Chan's, Jisung's and Changbin's friends have decided that whatever studio the trio is in, is also their hangout spot. He lost count of how many times a stranger would walk into the room and greet Jisung or Changbin with a big hug before dropping down on the couch or extra seats that are placed in different studio's. He has met a lot of new and very nice people and both Sana and Momo also created the habit of seeking Chan out in the studio when they were having a free period and no plans.

Today is no different. Seungmin is lying on the small black couch behind them, reading some sort of novel while he and Jisung are trying to record a verse for the song they are making. Halfway through Felix barges in too, draping himself across Seungmin when the younger isn't fast enough to sit up and move out of the way and so now he has to be Felix his personal body pillow.

When they are finished recording the verse Jisung walks over to the couch, demanding to be let into their cuddle pile. Seungmin starts to look more and more miserable and Chan can't help but snort, knowing for sure the beta is regretting coming here. It must be way too hot, lying on the bottom of the pile.

''Channie come join us'' Jisung whines, motioning for Chan to come closer and even if the alpha had wanted to, which he does not, he doesn't think he'd be able to fit on the couch with the three of them without crushing Seungmin to dead. And so he shakes his head no.

''I wanna work on the vocals we just recorded Sungie'' he says, grabbing his headphones so he doesn't bother the other three. He hears Jisung sigh something that sounds a lot like 'fine hyung, be boring or whatever' but he pretends not to hear it and starts to mix in the beta's vocals.

He's been at it for about fifteen minutes when he gets distracted by his phone lighting up, meaning he has a message. He quickly looks at it, thinking it must be Sana asking if he wants to join them for dinner or something, but instead it's a message form an unknown number, asking is he's at the studio.

He opens it, contemplating what he should reply before he settles on something.

Chan; 'Yes I am! Who is this though?''

Before he can put his phone down it buzzes, signalizing a reply.

Unknown; 'What studio? And is Jisung with you? He doesn't responds to my texts, that sucker''

Chan snorts, already knowing who it is. Of course Minho would completely waltz over his question and just text about what he deems more important.

Chan; 'Our usual one. And Sungie fell asleep with Lix on top of Seungmin. Walk fast before you miss it'

Minho is already typing a response and Chan takes the little time he has as he waits on the omega's response to save his number.

Minho; 'My legs are too tired. Please send me a picture before I miss the glorious sight of a miserable Seungmin.

Minho; 'It might make my whole week'

Chan tries to silently stand up and tiptoes his way over to the couch where Seungmin is, begrudgingly, still trying to read his novel. With one hand he's holding the book up in the air and his free arm is wrapped around the two beta's lying on top of him to keep them from tumbling to the ground. He soon enough understands what Chan is trying to do and glares at the alpha as Chan is trying to find the perfect angle to capture the three. It ends up being a masterpiece with the way Seungmin is staring straight into the camera with a face of pure hatred and Minho sends him a lot of hearts as response.

After a couple more minutes Seungmin is done with it and lets go, making Jisung glide onto the floor while he quickly takes ahold of Felix again, no one, not even Seungmin, wanting to hurt their precious sunshine.

Jisung is not amused however.

But before he can call Seungmin some very colorful names the door opens, Minho stepping through it. He seems thoroughly disappointed with the fact of having missed the scene in real live but can't get much time to dwell on it when Jisung wraps his arms around the omega.

''Seungmin is so mean to me hyung'' he sighs into the elder's neck, causing Minho to pet his hair while simultaneously rolling his eyes.

''When is he not Sungie'' he says, motioning for both Felix and Seungmin to sit up so Jisung can also fit on the couch. Wel 'fitting' is far fetched because they still have to throw their legs over each other to be able 'fit'.

Minho takes the other office chair that's still empty, rolling until he's closer to Chan and his laptop. It looks like he has just showered, his hair fluffy on top of his head and a soft smell of coconut shampoo mixes with his own, sugary scent. He's wearing a pair of loose, dark blue trousers and a black t-shirt.

''Did you just finish your dance classes hyung?'' Jisung asks from where sits, squeezed between Felix and the arm rest of the couch.

''Yeah but tonight I still have dance practice with our own dance crew and my legs are so sore I don't think I'll survive it'' he groans, sinking back into the chair.

''Isn't that unhealthy though? Training with strained muscles?'' Chan asks. 

Ever since he started to get to know more things about Minho he started to understand the worry the rest of his friends harbor for the omega. The man somehow never stops training. He has his dance classes, his own dance crew and on top of that he also follows lessons of some fourth year students who have to teach their own classes as part of their education. When they ask him about it he just says that he also hopes students will apply for his classes when the time comes he has to give them.  But besides that he also says he has to take lessons from the dance prodigy Momo.

And that's not all. He also tries to visit the gym two times a week to work on his muscles and stay in shape. It's honestly ridiculous and his friends seem to think so too, but when Minho sets his mind to something, no one is able to sway him away from it and so all they can do is make sure he eats, sleeps and takes some rest whenever his body becomes too weak.

''I'm sure I'll survive it hyung'' he sighs, nudging Chan with his knee until he turns back towards his laptop. ''Now can you show me the song you all have been working on?''

Shit..

Chan hadn't really thought that far.. 

He had secretly hoped that the omega would just text Jisung or Changbin so he wouldn't have to be there when they would let Minho listen to the song so he didn't have to see the man's reaction in person, but he guesses he has no choice. And so he grabs his headphones with sweaty hands, handing it over to Minho who gingerly puts the expensive object on his head. Chan isn't able to read anything from the man's face, but he can smell through his scent that the omega is excited that he gets to listen to the song. Taking a deep breath, Chan opens the file where the song is saved and presses play before he can chicken out. He sees Minho closing his eyes from the corner of his eye, hands coming up to press the speakers closer to his ears and Chan quickly turns up the volume a little.

Chan knows exactly where in the song he is as he watches the cursor move along the bar. He knows Changbin opens the song, followed by Jisung until it reaches the chorus. There it's,-

Minho's eyes fly open and move to watch Chan's face, looking confused. He pushes one of the headphone's speakers backwards, off of his ear.

''Who's this hyung?'' he asks, looking a little flabbergasted.

''Ahh that's.. me'' Chan mutters, already feeling the embarrassment that Minho easily unwraps inside of him coming to take ahold of his ears and neck. He lifts up one of his hand, awkwardly running it through his hair.

''You can sing?'' Minho exclaims, reaching out towards the mouse, rewinding the track until it's at the beginning of the chorus and turns up the volume a little more before he presses start.

Now, with two speakers covering his ears, he starts listening again. This time he doesn't pause anymore but listen until halfway through the second verse where the song ends. They still have to write lyrics for that part. He hands Chan the headphones back and the alpha would feel nervous if it wasn't for the impressed look on his face.

''Wow... that was awesome! I'm glad Sungie and Bin found you hyung, your style really compliments their raps holy shit''

Chan feels his wolf preening at the omega's words but he quickly pushes it down.

''And you never told me you can sing! Where did that voice come from''

''He can also rap hyung! But the song is good right, I really love it'' Jisung states, having apparently silently listened in on their conversation.

Minho hums in agreement but also lifts up on eye brow in question at Chan, a mischievous glint in his eyes.

''So you want to tell me that you can produce, write, sing and rap? What do you have to make up for hyung?''

He hears Seungmin cackling on the couch.

''Aren't you also good at sports hyung? I remember from back in middle school that you always won all those trophies'' Felix mutters, not knowing he's only fueling the joke even more.

Minho seems to find it hilarious.

''Before you know it they also try to convince me you can dance.''

Chan feels his cheeks, once again, color a bright red. The omega eyes widen once he realizes that yes, Chan can also dance, and he starts laughing out loud, his body moving forwards with the force of it. He reaches out, steadying himself by taking ahold of Chan's thigh.

''Oh this is too good. When are you going to show me some dance moves hyung?'' Minho says, pulling back so he can wipe at his eyes. Chan rolls his eyes and pushes Minho away from him, chair and all.

''I want you all to leave the studio, thanks'' he says resolutely before turning back around and closing the file. He hears Minho whine from beside of him.

''Don't be such a killjoy hyung''

''Yeah hyung'' Jisung pipes up. The beta is only half listening to what's happening, too busy with reading something on his phone. And so he doesn't see it when Minho rolls back to him, his hand once again moving to the alpha's thigh, using it to lean into Chan's space. He can feel Minho's breath on his face, the omega's rosy lips stretching into a grin and it's totally not fair for the other man to use his charms against Chan like this.

''Please show me your dancing sometime hyung''

Minho tightens his grip on the alpha's thigh after muttering those words and Chan's brain short circuits for a moment, Minho's grin growing even bigger, before the alpha regains his ability to think and lifts his hand, putting his index finger on the younger's forehead to push his face slightly away from him.

''You'd have to do better than that to persuade me Minho''

The omega groans, leaning back into his chair and looking honest to god a little disappointed. Chan can't help but laugh at the way Minho is sulking, just because he can't get what he wants. Though it also sparks some nerves inside of his stomach, knowing the omega will think of something else if he really wants to convince Chan to show him some of his dancing.

And Chan might not have seen Minho dance just yet, but he still has heard stories from a lot of people so no he'll save himself the embarrassment of having to dance in front of the other, thank you very much.

''Guys.. did y'all know it's already six o'clock?'' Seungmin suddenly mutters. It causes Jisung to look at the time on the top of the screen of his phone and he gasps, ''shit you're right''

''You guys want to go and get some food somewhere?'' Felix asks. Chan just knows that no one inside this room can resist the beta's happy smile and so they all comply and Chan starts to pack up, Jisung quickly standing up to go and help him.

''Wait'' Minho interrupts, grabbing Chan's wrist before he can close the laptop, ''can you send me the song? I want to try and brainstorm some ideas next week''

Chan is about to agree when Jisung pushes both their hands away from the laptop and closes it.

''Definitely not hyung. Your heat is next week and you're going to rest, not trying to work from your bedroom'' he says as a matter of fact. Minho groans, crossing his arms on the desk in front of him before dropping his head down on top of them.

''I hate it when you guys remember my schedule'' he mumbles, his voice barely hearable from where he's hiding his face in his arms.

''We wouldn't have to if you took care of yourself better hyung'' Jisung chirps while putting Chan's laptop in the alpha's bag. ''We'll send you the song when your heat is over. And Felix took the week off by the way to make sure you keep eating, drinking and showering''

At that the omega whips around, narrowing his eyes as he catches sight of his roommate still sitting on the couch next to Seungmin. Felix gives him a sheepish smile.

''Hyung don't scare Lixie. He's only doing it so you won't die'' Seungmin reprimands, wrapping his arms around the beta from behind. Felix nods his head in agreement.

''I can't believe this'' Minho sighs, standing up too and grabbing his bag, ''now hurry the fuck up. I'm hungry and we have practice at eight with the crew Lix''

They all quickly start to move again and soon enough they are walking across campus, in search for a restaurant that soothes all of their tastes.

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It's Friday and Chan is tired. This whole week he has been up until the early morning hours, working on assignments and projects that somehow were all due the same day which was today. But at least he'll have some time to relax now.

This morning Jeongin and Felix had asked if he could come over after school and play some games. The whole day he had yo-yoed between thinking he should and shouldn't go. He is really tired and knows he could use some extra hours of sleep but he also hasn't really seen any of his friends because of all the time he had to spend on his schoolwork, which means he's in desperate need for some social contact. In the end, when Felix texts him he brought brownies to Changbin's apartment, he finally caves in and takes the subway to the alpha's residence.

When he arrives Changbin isn't there but that never keeps his friends from crashing the place and using it as if it's their own. Chan had heard the other alpha complain about it in passing but he just knows that the other man doesn't mind it one bit, loving having people over and in a way, providing for them.

''Hyung!'' Jeongin screams from where he's seated on the couch, a controller in his hands and a bag of chips on his lap. Felix is sitting in front of the couch, holding the other controller as they play some multi-player game Chan has never seen before. But to be honest, Chan isn't much of a gamer and so he has no idea which ones are popular right now and which ones aren't.

''Grab something to drink and join us hyung! Some random is beating our asses since Innie is too busy eating instead of playing'' Felix groans, fully concentrated on whatever is happening on the screen. Jeongin rolls his eyes.

Chan makes it into the kitchen, grabbing a can of sprite out of Changbin's fridge before getting back to the two beta's, taking Jeonin's controller as soon as the younger shoves it towards him.

''How was you week hyung? I haven't seen you since last Thursday'' Jeongin mutters, not sounding too happy with that fact. Chan's sighs, sinking down on the couch before getting into a rant about his week and how his compositions teacher is a complete ass. It somehow spirals all three of them to go into this whole rant about some of their teachers who just live to make their life a living hell and after talking for about twenty minutes and learning how to play the game Chan feels much better.

''Now it's my turn Hyung'' Jeongin calls, sliding of the couch so he can grab Felix's controller, taking his place on the ground. Felix, the angel that he is, lets it happen and turns around to crawl upon the couch, lying on his side and using the alpha's leg as a headrest so he can still see the screen as both Jeongin and Chan continue the game.

Another ten minutes later they hear some commotion from behind the front door, Changbin's voice booming over all the other's as he laughs at something. Soon enough he door opens, Hyunjin stepping inside followed by Jisung, Changbin, Seungmin and a very grumpy looking Minho, whose eyes zero in on the beta and alpha seated on the couch. He's wearing some cozy looking sweatpants and a hoodie that reaches until mid-thigh. There are bags underneath his eyes, he's barefaced and somehow he still looks incredibly handsome and cute. Chan concludes the omega's heat must have just finished because he knows for a fact that Felix had been helping the other yesterday, making sure the omega didn't die because of dehydration.

He wonders if that's the reason why he is glaring at Chan, his eyes somehow mostly focused on the alpha's hand that's he's using to scratch behind Felix his ears. He knows omegas can become territorial before and during their heat, but some also have those tendencies right after their heat ends. And Chan, being the odd one out in Minho's friendgroup, might trigger his territorial feelings about his friends. Especially Felix who has been helping the omega.

''What are y'all doing in my house'' Changbin screams, earning him a slap on the back of his head from Minho who tells him to not be so loud. His senses must still be a bit heightened. Seungmin walks over to the armchair standing to the left of the couch, already groaning out loud when Jeongin quickly stands up and telling him to go away. The youngest beta ignores him however and drops down in the other's lap, eyes quickly going back to the game in order to not die. Chan throws Seungmin the other controller as playing the game with only one hand does not seem to work out. Felix humms in content when he continues playing with the other's blond locks.

''I'm being ignored in my own home'' Changbin whines, carrying the bags full of groceries he's holding into the kitchen, followed by Jisung and Minho who are also holding bags filled to the brim with food and drinks.

''What a sad life to live Hyungie'' Hyunjin says, petting his boyfriend's shoulder before he moves to help put the groceries away together with Minho. Jisung is quick to sneak away, throwing his body on top of an unsuspecting Felix before also demanding Chan to give him some head scratches. The alpha rolls his eyes but still complies and moves his other hand towards Jisung's head, the beta's vanilla scent turning sweeter as he sighs contently.

''Hey'' Jeongin says, pausing the game so he can look at the people in the kitchen, ''let's make tonight a movie night! We have all the thing's here don't we?''

''I just bought these groceries'' Changbin sighs, aspirated. Minho laughs.

''I think our maknae has an excellent point'' he agrees, grinning when the alpha looks at him with betrayal.

''All those who agree, please raise your hand'' Hyunjin yells as he refills the fridge with different flavors of canned soda. All the people in the room, except for both alphas raise their hands, though in the end, when he knows they are outnumbered, Changbin also begrudgingly holds up a hand.

''So it's settled. Isn't it Seungmin's turn to choose the movie?'' Minho asks, looking at said beta with his eyebrow raised. Jeongin moves to whisper something in said beta's ear, causing Seungmin to roll his eyes before he says he wants to watch one of the Avengers movies, causing Jeongin to pump a fist in the air in victory. Chan can't help but notice the fond look in Minho's eyes before the omega turns around to make some popcorn.

''I'll eh.. leave you guys to it I guess. I still have a paper to write that's due next Tuesday'' Chan mutters, not wanting to impose himself into their movie nights when he knows they are kind of sacred for the group. He nudges Felix, and simultaneously Jisung, with his leg, silently asking them to move so he can stand up.

''Where do you think you're going hyung?'' Seungmin asks, giving the alpha one of his famous glares.

''If you dare to take one step out of this room I'm going to cut off your balls'' Jisung promises, sounding way too calm for the threat he just uttered.

''I second that'' Hyunjin screams from the kitchen and so.. alright.. he guesses he's now officially part of their so called 'friend pack' and that makes his heart expand slightly in his chest.

''If you come here you can see if there's anything in the treasure chest that suites your taste'' Changbin says as he opens the cabinets that hold all of their junkfood. Chan knows there are so many bags full of crisps, popcorn and cookies that he's sure there must be something he'll like and so he tells Changbin to just grab whatever they want and he'll find something, not really wanting to move from his cozy spot on the couch.

It takes around fifteen minutes before everything is set up. They have their drinks and snacks, suited to everyone’s personal preferences, and on the screen is the movie, waiting for someone to press play. The only thing they are waiting on is Minho as he finishes making the third bowl of popcorn in the kitchen. After a minute or so he walks out, placing it next to the other snacks sprawled out on the table and turns around, looking at the couch that is already holding far more people than it should. His eyes find Chan and he alpha is quick to stand up, giving his seat to the omega as he knows that the omega must be in need of some cuddles from his friends if his slightly burned scent is anything to go by. He takes the armchair that's on the right side of the couch, opposite of the one Seungmin and Jeongin are still sharing. He hopes he's far enough removed from Minho so the omega doesn't feel bothered by him.

The omega still doesn’t seem to be that happy, taking his place next to Felix with a huff after dimming the lights, and demands Changbin to press play.

Chan must say he likes this movie night a lot better than the one with Sana and her friends. This time he doesn't almost gets set on fire, drowned or scared to death by some horrible jumpscares. And on top of that he doesn't get another concussion with the use of a popcorn bowl.

Instead there are Jisung and Hyunjin who are constantly talking about different theories existing about the movie and agreeing on none which causes a little fight including the remote control and an empty soda can. Minho is quick to part the two. Jeongin keeps on gasping and cheering as anything remotely surprising happens on the screen. At one point Seungmin wraps his hand around the beta's mouth to make him stop, but that only ends up with Innie biting down hard and a grumpy Seungmin who has to be sedated by Felix before he does something like choking the younger to death.

Chan loves it.

Halfway through the movie Changbin yells out ''PEE BREAK'' and pauses it. Minho turns the lights back on which is followed by a lot of people groaning and screaming at him for blinding them. Chan uses one of his hands to shield his eyes and gazes at the omega who has a shit eating grin on his face, seemingly enjoying the chaos he has set upon the rest immensely.

He orders Jisung, who doesn't need to pee, to go and grab everyone who finished their drinks some new cans. He tries to order Jeongin to refill the now empty popcorn bowls but the younger runs quicky into the direction of the toilet and so the task goes to a sulking Hyunjin who says he has already done enough at the beginning of the movie.

Minho rolls his eyes before grabbing some more snacks from the cabinet. When everybody returns he questions who wants a blanket. All hands go up except for Chan because he just knows he'll fall asleep under a cozy blanket if he takes the omega up on the offer.

In the end they all have to share because some of the blankets are in the wash. Minho dims the lights again and Chan makes himself comfortable, pulling his legs up until he's sitting cross-legged on the chair. Changbin presses play when Minho walks back but instead of dropping back down next to Felix he walks further until he's in front of Chan, once again looking not amused. His scent hasn't returned to its sweet self either and it has made Chan's alpha feel slightly on edge the whole night somehow.

Chan opens his mouth, wanting to ask if the omega might want to sit on his own when Minho pulls at his legs until they are back on the ground. He turns around and plops down on alpha's lap, using Chan's chest as a backrest and pulling his legs up, pushing both feet between Chan's leg and the armrest of the chair. He wraps the blanket he was holding in his hands around the both of them and shuffles until he's comfortable.

Chan feels himself involuntarily tense up, not knowing what to do. The omega's scent is strong from up close and he kind of needs Minho to stop smelling so... irritated?

''Hyung hug me'' the older whines softly so the rest of the wolves don't hear him. Chan isn't even sure if they've realized Minho is not sitting with them or if they are just acting like this is the most normal thing in the world.

Which it's not, just saying.

He takes a deep breath, his heart pounding heavily in his chest when he wraps his arms around the man's warm frame, hoping the omega doesn't feel it. He feels Minho relax once he's cuddled up in his arms, sinking down against Chan's body so he can lie his head against the alpha's shoulder.

''You okay hyung?'' he whispers, soft enough that only Minho can hear him.

''Hmm just tired. My heat was really bad this time'' he sighs. Chan feels pity for the man and starts to softly rub circles into his back. After a while he notices Minho's scent returning to his normal sugary one and he has to withhold himself from pushing his nose closer to Minho's neck.

''Can you send me the song now my heat is over though? You promised''

Chan nods in responds and afterwards they fall silent.

It's hard for him to focus on the movie with the omega sitting on his lap and he just knows he might have more then 'friendly' feelings for the man but he ignores it. It's definitely not the time to start thinking about something like that.

With a lot of willpower he's finally able to pay attention to the movie. His eyelids start to grow very heavy however, the warmth of Minho and the blanket not helping him to stay awake. The omega's scent also does the trick, making his body relax even more and soon enough he feels his eyes slip close.

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Something soft hits his head but Chan doesn't want to open his eyes, feeling way too comfortable. The feeling doesn't stop however and soon enough more things simultaneously start to hit his head and so he opens his eyes, only to be met with the sight of Jisung and Changbin throwing popcorn at his head.

He sighs, removing one of his hands from Minho's waist so he can rub his eyes and wait.. Minho's waist?

He looks down, only to see that Minho hasn't moved from his place on the alpha's lap and is now scrolling down his phone. Someone has turned the lights back on and so Chan needs some time to let his eyes get used to his bright surroundings.

Another piece of popcorn hits his head.

''Changbin I swear I will murder you, I don't even care if it's in your own house'' he growls, causing Minho to snicker.

''It wasn't me! It was Jisungie I swear'' he whines and hearing his voice Chan knows he's speaking the truth. He moves his glare to Jisung who smiles back at him.

''No threatening my Sungie, Chan hyung. Only I can do that'' Minho mutters, not looking up once. Jisung's smile grows even bigger while nodding his head in agreement.

''Well I guess we don't need to ask who your favorite is'' Changbin mumbles, standing up from the couch so he can help Seungmin and Hyunjin who had started to clean the place up. Chan sighs, moving his arm back around Minho's waist, nudging him slightly.

''Sorry I fell asleep on you Min'' he yawns, not being able to stop it. He feels Minho chuckle, his body rumbling slightly.

''It's fine. Did you have a rough week too?''

Chan hums, moving his head back to rest against Minho's shoulder. He notices that the man's scent doesn't only smell like caramelized brown sugar, but lightly underneath it he also smells apples. It's really nice.

''Don't fall asleep again hyung or you might not make it home'' Minho sighs. Chan knows the other is right but he can't help it, not knowing if he will have the chance to cuddle up against Minho again. Probably not because he knows he'll have to avoid it in order for the feelings that are growing inside of his chest to subdue instead of expand.

Chan holds in a whine when Minho moves to stand up. The omega must notice his aversion to leaving their position because he laughs before turning around, softly coaxing Chan to also stand up. He does so and Felix is quick to take over, laughing as Chan sleepily stumbles a little until the beta has him steadied with an arm around his waist.

''I'm taking you home with my car hyung, you're not walking if you're like this'' he giggles.

Before he leaves Changbin demands to be given a hug, saying Chan will have to since he's in his house. The alpha rolls his eyes but still let's Changbin hug him though the other alpha doesn't let go and instead helps him trough the front door and into Felix his car. Both Seungmin and Jeongin slip into the back of the car, Felix taking the two roommates to their dorm. Minho, Hyunjin and Jisung decide to sleep over at Changbin's place since they agreed to go somewhere together tomorrow.

When he's save up in his dorm room they leave him. Chan is quick to wash up and when he finishes he check's his phone one last time before he’s planning to go to sleep, only to see he has a message from Minho asking him if he won't forget to send him the song. He stumbles towards his laptop that's standing on the small desk that came with the room. He selects the file the song is in and sends it without much thought, glad he's done it now so he can sleep in tomorrow morning.

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So.. Chan has found himself in a bit of a predicament. He now knows he's been accepted in Changbin's and Jisung's friend group, and they've been all acting like it, but he also has come to realize he developed a big fat crush on Lee Minho, the school's most wanted and the most intimidating omega.

He knows he has to start losing this crush as soon as possible because isn't this what has happened to them before? Having alpha's try to become close to people in Minho's friends group in order for them to also get closer to the omega and try to have him fall for them? It might not have been his intention but he can't betray the trust his friends have in him, and most importantly, he can't betray Minho's trust in the alpha.

He doesn't try to avoid Minho, because the omega doesn't deserve that, but he does however try to keep their skinship minimal. Something that is way more difficult than Chan ever thought it would be. 

He had come to find out that the omega likes sitting on laps, it doesn't matter who of his friends lap it is, but somehow he's become increasingly fond of Chan's.

He has been trying to avoid it by keeping his lap full. If that's with the use of his schoolbag, his laptop, some books or an unsuspecting Changbin it doesn't matter, as long as Minho doesn't get the chance to take a seat on his lap he's good.

Soon enough the omega grows tired of it and becomes bold enough to remove any object that's between him and the alpha's legs, one time even going as far pulling Changbin off of him rather harshly, resulting in a sulking alpha who says he doesn't deserve to be manhandled like this by the two.

And so he decides he has to come clean. He's going to be honest, because you can't always control your feelings and who they grow fond of, but he can definitely work on it. And he needs help. So that's why, after having survived a morning full of classes, he goes to find his two songwriter friends that are holed up in studio D.

It's dark when he walks in, Jisung shushing him as Changbin is just about to record something. He closes the door softly but knows they will hear it on the recording before standing still, waiting until the alpha is done rapping. When he finally finishes, Chan is able to relieve the groan he has been holding in for the past minute and he walks over to an empty office chair, plopping down.

''I need to tell you guys something'' he states, looking up when the door to the studio opens a second time, Seungmin waking in.

''You said you needed some vocals?'' he inquirers, dropping his back somewhere by the door before walking closer.

''Later, Chan apparently has something important to tell us'' Changbin sighs.

''It's a crisis alright!'' He hisses, moving his chair closer so he can whisper and they'll still hear him. Changbin gives him a tired look.

''What hyung?''

Chan takes a deep breath, knowing it's now or never.

''I think I like Minho''

Changbin's scent spikes unpleasantly, his eyes widening. Jisung gasps loudly and Chan winces as the beta had been very close to his ear. The only one not reacting is Seungmin.

''Hyung'' Jisung sighs, sounding utterly disappointed.

''I didn't mean for it to happen I swear! And I'm not planning on making any moves. I'm planning on doing the opposite actually and I need you guys to help me with it''

Changbin nods his head while Jisung just looks deep in thought. Seungmin looks at them like they are the biggest idiots he's ever seen.

''I.. can't say I'm not disappointed but maybe we were a bit naïve in thinking this wouldn't happen. I mean Binnie started crushing on Hyunjin too'' Jisung sighs.

Seungmin scrapes his throat, stepping over Chan's bag that had been thrown haphazardly into the room, coming a little closer to the trio.

''I think you guys are forgetting that Minho hyung and Jinnie have alpha friends where neither of them have a crush on each other. It's entirely possible for them to have alpha friends without feelings getting involved, even though they are from a pure lineup'' he says matter of factly.

''Are you saying it's just my fault'' Chan whines, not caring if he sounds a little crazy because in all honestly, he feels like it too. This Minho situation has been messing with his head.

''Be happy we like you enough to want to help you with this hyung, But what can we actually do? Keep you two away from each other?'' Changbin asks, his voice cold enough to send shivers down Chan's spine.

''I...'' Chan starts, rubbing the back of his neck with his hand, ''I might need some help keeping him away from me yes. Minho has.. kind of a tendency to initiate a lot of skinship?''

''Ehh'' Jisung mumbles, sounding confused, ''Minho doesn't really like skinship''

Chan looks at him as if the beta has grown another head.

''What do you mean? He's like always touching and trying to sit on people's lap''

Jisung mouht forms into an o, realization hitting him.

''That last part it true. He does like using us as his personal seats, he says it fuels his ego''

''Maybe there is a reason why he likes to initiate skinship with Chan hyung'' Seungmin says, only to get ignored by the other three wolves when Changbin clasps his hands together, looking as serious as ever.

''Alright so we need to keep you two out of each other's reach. That shouldn't be too difficult right.''

They all agree on that plan. Chan still doesn't know if it was the right idea to tell the other three about his crush, but he couldn't keep it to himself anymore, the guilt literally eating away at him. And now he finally will get help with this problem. He's at least happy that the other two care enough about him and don’t just throw his sorry ass out of the group.

They all miss the way Seungmin shakes his head, looking 100% done.

Deciding to leave it at that, at least for now, they move on to Seungmin and teach him the part he will have to sing. They have him do the chorus and some backing vocals that will be played through Jisung's rap.

When he's done recording he takes Changbin's seat in order to listen to it once more, checking if he's also happy with it like the other three are. 

Changbin sulks only a little for having to give up his seat. 

''Channie will have to mix it but I promise you it will sound great! You already sound so good Minnie'' Jisung says, bending down so he can save their progress. It's in the middle of processing when the door of the studio opens, Minho and Hyunjin walking into the room and Chan thinks these studio's are way too tiny for their constant get togethers. It's starting to feel really cramped already.

Once Hyunjin's eyes find his boyfriend he is quick to walk over, reaching out to take ahold of the alpha's waist but Changbin is too busy watching Minho, who's already walking over towards Chan, to pay any attention to his boyfriend. 

Chan isn't in any way prepared for the way Changbin launches himself from where he's standing straight onto Chan's lap. His breath gets knocked out of him by the sheer power of the jump. He's gasping, trying to get some air back into his lungs all while Changbin is sheepishly smiling at Minho who's now looking at the two alpha's with his eyebrows raised. Hyunjin looks equally as confused. 

Chan knows something went wrong as soon as he hears a creaking sound, coming from beneath them. He feels them tilting backwards and before either one can understand what is actually happening the chair snaps. Chan tries to reach out, tries to find anything that will save them but it's all futile and together they tumble backwards.

They meet the ground with a lot of yelling an grunting, not knowing where their limbs start and end with they way they are both wrapped around each other and the now, broken chair. He hears Minho sigh from where he's standing before the omega bends down and helps both of them back on their feet. 

''What the hell were you trying to achieve with that Binnie?'' Minho sighs, helping Changbin with dusting off his pants. 

Seungmin looks at them as if they are the greatest source of entertainment ever.

''Well definitely not this'' the alpha grumbles. Minho shakes his head before pushing the alpha towards Hyunjin so the youngest omega can finally get his hug. 

''We wanted to ask if anyone of you guys wanted to join us for lunch'' Minho says, now walking towards Chan so he can grab his arm, thumb rubbing over the red, slightly dented skin from where the armrest had dug into it when he fell.

''YES'' Seungmin screams, standing up with his hands up in the air, ''get me out of here please. I think I lost twenty braincells in the last thirty minutes, just by being with them."

Hyunjin laughs before bending down, grabbing Seungmin's bag and handing it to the beta who gratefully smiles back at him. Chan also grabs his bag, knowing Changbin and Jisung will leave their stuff here since they can lock the door to the studio.

Chan notices the moment Minho slides his hand down his arm to grab his hand, and so does Jisung. The beta is faster, grabbing Chan's hand while trying to act completely oblivious to the fact Minho was just about to do the same, pulling the alpha with him out of the studio and away from Minho's touch. He hears Seungmin sigh from somewhere in the hallway but Chan is too happy about his friends determination to help him to pay any attention to it. This might actually work. 

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It doesn't work.

It doesn't work at all.

Even without the constant touches he still feels himself fall further and further for the omega. But really, he doesn't understand how someone cannot fall for the omega.

When he first met Minho he thought the omega to be intimidating, and to be honest,  he still is. He's smart, knows what to say when you offend him or his friends and has a quick wit. Not many want to be on bad terms with the man and that's something Chan has admired since the beginning, knowing how strong willed and fierce the omega can be.

But the same time he's also immensely soft. Soft for his friends, family and every animal he ever encounters. Last week the omega had taken him to meet his cats and yes, they were fucking cute, but Chan had been engrossed by Minho's blinding smile as he played with the animals, giggling whenever they did something adorable. Giggling! And the cats loved him, trying to get his attention and following him around the house whenever he would go into some other room. 

And on top of that the omega is also incredibly handsome, anybody with eyes can see that. Some people might not like an omega with as many muscles as Minho has, but Chan loves it. He doesn't care much about old fashioned hierarchy and stupid rules, like most people of the new generation. And if he's really honest with himself, the thought of Minho being able to manhandle him gets the alpha a little hot and bothered. And so he doesn't think about it.

And don't get him started on the other's scent. He doesn't want to sound like all the other hot headed alpha's on his school but damn does Minho's scent do things to him. Minho also doesn't try to keep his scent much in check whenever he's with Chan and the alpha is happy they have that level of trust, but it's his personal heaven and hell, all at the same time

It's also a little weird how good the two of them just.. click. He likes talking to Minho, even though the omega definitely keeps him on his toes with sharp questions or remarks but he wouldn't want to have it any other way.

Well maybe he does. Maybe he just wants this crush to blow over so he can stop feeling so guilty at night for doing exactly what Minho hates. For wanting more from the omega then what they already have. And on top of that he knows he doesn't really stand a chance. So many people try to gain the attention of the omega and Chan knows he shouldn’t think of himself as any different from them. He's a friend of Minho's, nothing more, and he's very grateful to be so close to such an amazing person.

He sighs, trying to stop thinking about it as he makes his way over to the café where he had promised to meet Felix at. Their classes don't start until later today and so they planned to eat lunch together and Chan is excited, ready to let Felix crank up his mood and distract him from everything that's going on in his head. But when he's at the entrance, staring into the cozy, pink colored room, all he wants to do is turn around and head back to the dorms. Felix is sitting at one of the tables, an iced Frappuccino standing in front of him and next to him is none other than Lee Minho, holding his own warm caramel latte. 

This time he's not wearing his signature sweatpants and hoodie which is his normal dance attire. No he's wearing light blue skinny jeans, white sneakers and a white button up, topped off with a brown leather jacket. Looking that good shouldn't be allowed, Chan concludes.

He knows he can't cancel anymore and so he braces himself before opening the door, the bell hanging from the top of the door signalizing his arrival, causing both Felix and Minho to look up. Felix smiles at him when he walks over to the two wolves.

''Hey! Did you guys order yet?'' he asks, sitting down on the chair opposite of them and quickly grabbing the menu from the table so he has something else to focus on then the new earrings dangling form Minho's ears as he sits down. The two moons shining softly as a ray of sunshine hits them through the window on their right.

''Not the food but I did ask for your usual coffee order. I think they're almost done with it'' Felix smiles, the freckles on his cheeks more prominent than the week before. No wonder with the nice weather that's been around lately. 

Chan's iced americano gets brought just a minute after he sits down. They take their time, deciding on what to eat before they order. It isn't busy which means their food gets prepared rather quickly which is lucky for Chan because he's been quite hungry. They talk about everything and nothing as they eat and the alpha loves the nice and easy atmosphere they have going on, having needed it after his last couple of stressful days. 

After they are done eating Felix and Chan both order some dessert, Felix a slice of strawberry cheesecake and Chan a blueberry muffin. Minho just orders another latte, saying he's not really in the mood for something overly sweet. But when their desserts arrive they still try to give Minho some bites, which he accepts but not without rolling his eyes. 

''Hyung when does your next class start?''  Felix mutters around his bite of cheesecake, giving Minho a questioning look. The omega quickly checks the time. 

''In about twenty minutes, what about you guys?''

''We still have an hour right?'' Felix asks Chan. The alpha nods his head. They both have a separate class but they do start at the same time, which makes it possible for them to have lunch together. Minho hums.

''I'm really not looking forward to it though. Hyungwoo is since two weeks also in this class'' the omega sighs, his scent turning slightly burnt, causing Felix sea scent to react as if to try a comfort the omega. Minho gives him a thankful smile.

''But he doesn't even follow any dance classes, does he?'' Felix asks. Minho shakes his head no, a bitter laugh leaving his lips. 

''So you can guess why he's there. It's really starting to bother me because he somehow can't keep his hands to himself too, always finding ways to accidentally touch me ''

''Wait'' Chan says, putting down his fork, ''who's Hyungwoo?''

All Minho does is groan, throwing his head back before moving it to lay pitifully against Felix's shoulder. 

''Some asshole alpha that doesn't leave Minho hyung alone and doesn't know what the word 'no' means'' Felix growls. Chan feels a frown taking over his face. He wishes he could do something about it but he's come to know that the school really doesn't do much about such things and that Minho doesn't really like taking help. 

''Can't Changbin rearrange his face?'' he asks, making Minho snort while Felix just shakes his head in disapproval. 

''Binnie hyung is one strike away from being expelled after punching that sucker that kept on stalking Hyungjin. He shouldn't risk it'' Felix says.

''What about you?'' Minho questions, eyes focusing on the alpha in front of him, ''can't you go and throw some punches?''

''I'd loose my scholarship'' Chan sighs, moving one of his hands against his chest as if it does him physical pain that he can't beat up the annoying alpha. It makes both the other wolves laugh out loud. Knowing the mood is slightly growing better he gets back to his muffin. 

''You could scent me though''

Chan chokes, a hand coming up to beat against his chest. Minho pushes his latte over to him which he gladly accepts, taking a big gulp so he can swallow the piece of muffin that had gotten stuck. 

''You alright hyungie?'' Felix asks, a knowing look on his face as he eyes the alpha's red cheeks. Chan doesn't like that one bit. 

''Yeah I'm fine. Just got a little caught of guard'' 

Minho's looks as unbothered as ever when Chan slides his coffee back over to him. 

''But it's not a bad idea though. It might actually scare him off'' Felix says while nodding his head. He turns to look at Minho before reaching out and tugging the man's jacket off of his shoulders. The omega moves forwards, making it easier for him to do so. 

''What if you just scent his jacket hyung? That should be enough for them to notice your scent on Minho hyung'' 

Chan stares at the piece of fabric with hesitation. He's not sure in what way he can convince his alpha to move on from Minho when he lets himself scent the omega's clothes but refusing doesn't seem the right thing to do when he knows Minho could really use the help. And so he nods his head and takes the jacket so he can scent it, using the scent glands on his wrists. He quickly realizes it isn't strong enough his way, the thick leather not letting his scent attach well and so he sighs before pressing it against his neck, causing Minho's own sweet scent to stick onto the alpha as well. 

When he's sure he smells his amber scent on the fabric he hands it back over to Minho. The omega doesn't say anything, he just puts it on and goes back to nursing his drink. 

After they are done with their drinks and desserts they stand up to pay the bill. Minho leaves them early since his class starts before them, leaving Felix and Chan to walk together to the university. He ignores the knowing glances that Felix tries to give him, quickening his pace so he doesn't have to look at the beta. And if he whines and pushes Felix away once the man comments about his and Minho's scent smelling good together he will deny it firmly. 

And if someone ever tries to ask him if he scented Minho's clothes, he will say he never did. 

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...

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Chan just finished his classes, ready to head home and make himself some instant noodles when his phones pings. He opens the chat between him, Changbin and Jisung, thinking they must have sent some bullshit or some weird memes. 

Binnie; 'anyone care to tell me why Minho is smelling like Chan hyung?'

Sungie; 'What do you mean?'

Chan curses under his breath. He hears students around him mutter, sounding irritated as he goes to stand still in the middle of the hallway but he can't give them any attention right now. 

Chan; 'I scented his jacket'

Chan; 'But it was only because he and Felix asked me to since there is this asshole in his class that won't stop bothering him'

Sungie; 'Hyungie.... :( 

Sungie; this doesn't really help with our plan KCOOMP''

Chan; ''KCOOMP? What the fuck is that'

Binnie; 'Keep Chan Out Of Minho's Pants'

Chan; 'Oh my god I'm throwing you both out of this group'

'Binnie; 'Not if I throw you out first'

Sungie; 'I think you are both forgetting that I'm the person who made this group and the only one with the power to throw anyone out'

Binnie; 'Ya'll don't know about my mad hacking skills'

Sungie; 'That's because you don't have them stop trying to fool yourself'

Binnie; 'Omg the disrespect. Do you see this Channie?''

Chan: 'It's Channie hyung to you'

Sungie; 'HA'

Chan feels someone push against him. With a sigh he locks his phone and makes his way over to the campus. Spotting an empty bench he speed walks towards it, taking a seat and grabbing his phone again. 

Binnie; 'But that's a reasonable reason though'

Sungie; 'Are we still going to the karaoke bar tonight?'

Binnie; 'Idk ask in the groupchat'

Fuck, he had totally forgotten that they were planning on going out tonight. He has a vague memory of Hyunjin and Jeongin proposing it during lunch on Monday but he had been too busy trying to memorize his notes for the interim test next period that somehow still counted like a normal test. With a sigh he opens their groupchat. The youngers respond fast, saying they are all in for a night of fun. In the end, when both Changbin and Minho also agree to tag along he can't do much but prepare himself for a night full of singing, dancing and most definitely; alcohol. 

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Checking his reflection once more in the mirror of his bedroom, Chan is finally satisfied with how he looks. He might have gotten a little bit too excited about the fact he could dress up so now he's wearing a pair of skintight black pants, a slightly see through black, long sleeved shirt, stuffed into his pants and he has topped it off with a white leather jacket. He has also drawn a thin line across both his eyelids and put on the slightest amount of red lipstick, only enough to give them a bit more color. He doesn't think anyone will actually notice it but it makes him feel good and that's what counts.

Just when he's grabbing his phone, wallet and keys he hears Changbin honking his horn from outside his dorm. He rolls his eyes but still hurries out of the door and towards the black sleek car, Hyunjin waving at him from the passenger's seat.

He slips into the backseat, buckling in quickly while Changbin lets out an impressed whistle. Looking up he sees the alpha checking him out from the rearview mirror. Chan can't help but roll his eyes.

''Damn hyung you look good'' Hyunjin says as he turns around, eyes roaming the alpha's body. Changbin grabs him on the top of his head, forcing him to face the front window of the car.

''What! So you can check him out but when I do it it's not allowed?'' Hyunjin huffs, eyes wide.

''Just don't look too much Jinnie. He can't have both of us wrapped around his finger''

That makes Chan laugh out loud, muffling it behind one of hands before telling them to shut the fuck up and start driving. He kicks Changbin's chair for good measure. They pick up Felix too, the beta happily climbing in and together they take off towards the karaoke bar.

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They are the first to arrive in the room they booked, holding their drinks and chatting away. The room is filled with purple light, a little disco ball swirling on top of one of the big speakers that’s standing next to the screen where all the songs they can choose from are displayed. In all honestly it looks a little cheap but that just adds to the atmosphere. It doesn’t take long before the other’s arrive too. There’s a lot of screaming and hugging as if they haven't seen each other in ages before everyone settles down. Chan tries not to stare at Minho as a waitress comes in to take the orders of the rest of the boys but it’s a little difficult. He looks really good in the tight black jeans and black turtleneck he’s wearing.

Jeongin taking the stage becomes enough of a distraction for Chan to finally take his eyes off of the omega. The youngest starts off their karaoke night with some old trot song, putting all his dramatic flair in every highnote the song contains. Changbin is quick to jump in and together they make the song more of a mess than it already is.

Chan is having fun though and through the course of the night he's content with sitting on one of the couches, Jisung nestled into his side until the beta gains enough liquid courage to walk over to Felix and pull him up to do a song together.

Minho is quick to take up the empty spot. The omega is drinking some kind of fruity cocktails, the red liquid staining his lips that are formed into a grin and shit he's pretty sure Changbin and Jisung are too far gone to help him out of this one.

''Who are you looking so good for hyung?'' he grins, moving closer so he can shout it over the loud screaming of both Felix and Jisung. Minho's scent is muted somehow, Chan blames it on the drink, the fruity smell very potent.

''Just felt like dressing up for once'' he shrugs, throwing the omega a smile. Minho just rolls his eyes before pressing a bit closer, lips ghosting his ear as the omega leans in.

''Are you going to sing too? I was kinda looking forward to it''

Only now he realizes that he can't smell the omega's scent that well because it's still covered with his own. He tries the ignore the way his alpha purrs happily at that fact.

''Definitely not. I didn't drink enough for that''

Minho squints his eyes at him and Chan can almost see the wheels inside of his head turning. He turns around, motioning for Felix to give him the remote control.

''Okay'' he screams once the song has finished, gathering the attention from everyone around them, ''It's time to do a competition. Everybody team up''

He throws Chan a smirk and right at that moment the alpha realizes he just got played. There's no escaping out of this one as everyone eagerly starts to make teams.

In the end its Hyunjin and Jisung, Changbin and Felix and Minho and Seungmin that team up. It leaves Chan to pair up with a slightly inebriated Innie and he’s not sure this is going to end well.

It's really fun though. Team Changlix starts the round and they do really well, scoring 89 out of 100.

Hyunsung is a mess. They decided to sing some English pop song that’s pretty fast paced and they are struggling. When Jisung’s part comes up he takes a deep breath. Ready to take the chorus he opens his mouth and screeches out some high note that's definitely not in the song.

It causes all of them to crack up, Innie crawling over the floor while dying of laughter as Jisung, unfaced, keeps on singing. The beta gives a poor attempt at trying to sing in English, it sounds nothing like the real lyrics, and Chan is sure he won't have to work on his core muscles this weekend with the workout they are getting now.

Hyunjin doesn't seem to do much better as he keeps on losing his shit, laughing loudly into the microphone causing Minho to yell he's going deaf. When everyone is done they need some time to regain their senses. When they manage to get Jeongin back up from the floor he and Chan choose another pop song. All goes well when Chan is singing. He's had enough drinks to calm most of his nerves and with everybody cheering him on he regains a newfound strength that makes him show off a little. That is, until Jeongin opens his mouth and promptly pronounces every word wrong and soon enough they are back to crawling over the floor, holding their stomachs.

After the song finishes they conclude they can't handle another round like this, their stomachs hurting from all the laughter and so Seungmin and Minho choose to sing a soft ballad.

Chan is kind of nervous though as he watches both males take ahold of the microphones, knowing it's a difficult song to sing and he's sure Seungmin is going to take it seriously.

The beta starts the song, blessing them with clean and raw vocals. Nobody is surprised because he's the only one who hasn't been drinking any alcohol and they all just take it in, enjoying every single moment of the man's performance. Soon enough Minho takes the other verse and Chan... he's a little starstruck. The man's soft vocals reach his ear and holy shit can the omega become even more attractive? He's pretty sure he's gaping when the older switches to his head voice and it gets confirmed when Felix pushes his chin back up to close his mouth.

Their voices blend together perfectly and wow.. he suddenly gets a 100 different ideas for songs with everyone's vocals on it.

He's still a little dazed when the duo finishes the song and start waiting for their points to show. Soft vocals are nowhere to be heard once they starts screaming in victory when their 94 points get shown on the screen. Nobody is surprised though and both boys fall back onto one of the couches, completely spend.

After fifteen more minutes of dancing and singing together their time to use the room is almost up and so they gather their stuff before heading out, Changbin walking over to the counter as he had insisted to pay for the room. Luckily they are still able to convince him to split the bill of the drinks evenly among each other.

They use the time they spend waiting on the alpha to shrug on their jackets and coats, softly chatting with each other to not disturb the other guests that are sitting around in the lobby, waiting for a room to open up. At one point Hyunjin comes back to also grab his coat and Chan heads towards Changbin, ready to see why it's taking him so long.

He expects the half-drunk alpha to be telling the poor lady behind the counter one of his extravagant heroic stories that are often only half true, but instead he's met with a blushing Changbin who's telling the girl that she's probably very nice but that he already has a boyfriend and cannot give her his phone number.

Chan has to hold in his laughter has he comes to stand next to the other alpha, not wanting to embarrass the girl who had the balls to actually ask someone out. But the sight of a bright red Changbin is a little too hilarious for his tipsy self to handle. Though soon enough his smirk gets wiped from his face.

Changbin, in his state of drunkenness, has apparently not noticed that Hyunjin had left from his side and still thinks he's there. And so as to proof the girl he really has a boyfriend and is not just lying to try and let her down softly, he wraps his arms around the waist of the person next to him and says, ''Isn't that right babe?''

Though the person next to him is definitely not his boyfriend. No it's Chan and they both look at each other with pure shock written across their faces.

''Ahh yeah.. that's me'' Chan smiles awkwardly before giving the girl a small wave, thinking it might be best to just go with it. Changbin is still staring at him with wide eyes and even redder cheeks. He nudges the alpha to get him out of his shock.

''So eh, thanks for everything but we'll be leaving.. right eh..'' Chan looks back at Changbin and feels himself fumbling over the words, ''ba... babe?''

Just from the look the girl is giving them they can already tell that they are fooling no one with their awful acting skills. The girl doesn't seem mad however, instead she seems to find the scene in front of her very funny.

''Ah yeah sorry again but we'll just go..''

Chan grabs Changbin's hand before he can utter anymore words and tries to pull him back to the group. He hopes with whole his heart that nobody witnessed their ordeal but sadly enough that's not the case. Jisung and Felix are standing a couple of steps behind them, their faces slightly red from the way they are trying to hold in their laughter.

Changbin warns them both to not utter a word about what just happened, but as soon as they are back with the groups Jisung starts spilling. Telling the whole story ends up a little difficult because he (and Felix) constantly fall into a fit of giggles while Changbin also tries to smother him through it all. Eventually the truth gets out and everybody starts congratulating the two alpha's with their new found relationship. Chan groans, hiding his face behind his hands as he walks out of the building and into the chilly night air, followed by his laughing friends.

''I fucking knew you were a threat from the moment I saw you with Binnie'' Hyunjin dramatically sighs as he points at Chan while stumbling out of the door and into Jeongin who's slightly too drunk to catch him. Chan grunts and holds them both upright.

''I need twelve tubes of ice cream and someone's Netflix password to get through this horrible break up''

Changbin groans while looking at the sky as if he's asking some higher power why they are putting him through this. Jisung, on the other hand, gladly joins Hyunjin's dramatic play and starts telling them about how they are going to have a sleep over and burn al of the alpha's possessions.

''I take dibs on keying the car'' Minho yells while holding up one of his hands.

''And I'm slashing the tires'' Seungmin follows, a big smile on his face.

Changbin walks over to Chan, taking a hold of his upper arm and dragging him forwards so they are walking ahead of the group by a couple of steps.

''Well me and my boyfriend have heard enough, I'm disowning all of you. No more lounging around in my house and eating my snacks''

Suddenly everyone is yelling and screaming at him about how he can't do that. Chan starts chuckling and he can feel his cheeks ache from how much he has been smiling tonight.

''They only like me for my riches babe'' Changbin sighs while resting his head against his shoulder. Chan snorts, patting the man's head in an attempt to comfort the alpha.

Everyone is quick to deny that claim though. Well everyone except for Jisung who yells; 'trueeee'' from somewhere behind them.

Hyunjin comes forward and separates the two alpha's so he can assure his boyfriend he certainly doesn't only like him for money. If Chan is to quote the drunk omega it would be along the lines of,

''It's not the money darling, it's definitely your cake'

Right then and there Chan decides to leave the conversation and knowingly ignores the omega's hand that's definitely holding onto the alpha's bottom.

''Those two had way too much to drink'' he sighs as he falls in line with Seungmin who laughs out loud at that.

''Hyung you're doing not much better''

Chan can't take the disrespect and so to proof to Seungmin he's definitely still almost sober he goes to show him he's still able to walk in a straight line across the curb, only to stumble by the third step. He would have face palmed the floor if it wasn't for the lantern he walks into and with both arms around the pole he's able to steady himself.

He understands Seungmin's point suddenly much better.

''Didn't know we had a talented pole dancer among us'' he hears Jisung whisper very loudly, followed by Seungmin and Felix cackling and Chan is two seconds away from throwing hands. Minho quickly sides up to him, taking ahold of his arm.

''Why are you smiling'' Chan grumbles as he sees Mino looking at him, not liking the sight of the omega laughing at his expense. The omega giggles and pushes himself closer against the alpha. He must be cold, Chan thinks. The brown leather jacket not very suited for such a chilly night. Chan's scent is still heavily clinging to the material.

''Because you're an idiot hyung''

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After a ten minute walk they finally reach the club they had been heading to, not wanting to end the evening just yet. There are people all around the building, talking, smoking or just taking a breath of fresh air before heading back in. There are also two bouncers in front of the door and Changbin goes off to talk with them, apparently knowing the owner of the place. Both bouncers seem to recognize the group and soon enough they are animatedly talking with them all. Chan decides to stay back, letting them do as pleased as he checks his phone.

He has a couple of messages, one of his roommate telling him he won’t be home tonight and another from the twice groupchat, which consists of sana's friendgroup that Chan has been pulled into without having much say in the matter. They even go as far as calling him their adopted child when he's not even the youngest of the group.

Chan stumbles backwards as a sudden force hits the left side of his face, one of his hands going up to cradle the place. He blinks a couple of times, not fully understanding what is happening until he realizes he just got punched in the face. His bottom lip feels strangely warm and when he swipes his tongue across it, wincing as the metallic taste of blood fills his senses.

When he looks up he's met with a group of alpha's, one of them standing right in front of his face. The man's eyes are full of rage when he grabs Chan by the front of his shirt, close to his neck, and pulls at it until their noses are almost touching.

''Let this show you to stop touching what isn't yours, asshole'' he spits and Chan grimaces slightly, his head still spinning from the punch it received. He doesn't understand much, only that this alpha is somehow very mad at him and that the left side of his face is throbbing.

He sees the alpha raise his arm once again but before Chan can defend himself there are suddenly a lot of bodies, crashing into the both of them. He recognizes Changbin as his friend pushes the angry alpha away from Chan, his body tense and his shoulders squared in defense, using himself as a barrier. Chan is pretty sure Changbin and him won’t be able to take on all of the alpha’s in front of them so he hopes his friend will be smart enough to not throw any punches.

Chan wavers with all the commotion and gets steadied by three pair of hands all while Changbin keeps standing in front of the group as a buffer. Though Minho also takes a step forward until he's the one that's standing in front of the angry alpha. He sees both Seungmin and Changbin reaching out to pull him back but the omega just shrugs them off until he's able to push the angry alpha, hard. The man probably didn't expect that because he loses his balance and would have hit the floor if it weren't for his friends who catch him.

''What the fuck Hyunwoo?!'' Minho hisses, walking even closer, ''why would you even do that?''

The alpha reaches out to Minho, hands wanting to take ahold of the omega's waist but before he can one of the bouncers from before appears and puts him in some sort of hold, pushing him until he's on his knees. The other bouncer moves to Chan, checking if he's alright. Chan assures him that he's fine and so the man goes to help his colleague while simultaneously asking for back-up through the headset he's wearing as some of the alpha's friends start to interfere.

Chan doesn't get to see much more as Felix grabs his arm and pulls him into the club, away from the situation and into one of the bathrooms. All the stalls are surprisingly empty as they walk in. Chan looks at himself in the mirror to check for injuries. His bottom lip is cut and there are some bleeding scratches from the sturdy rings the alpha had worn but all with all it isn't that bad.

''Here let me help hyung'' Felix sighs, turning the alpha around so he can dab at his lip with a wet cloth of paper.

''I still don't understand what the fuck happened'' Chan mutters, letting the beta do as pleased. Felix his salty seascent has turned dark, reminding Chan of the air just before it wil storm.

''That was Hyungwoo, that alpha that keeps on harassing Minho hyung'' the beta says, moving to throw away the cloth so he can grab a clean one, ''I guess he recognized your scent from Minho's jacket. I really didn't think he would do something like this though. If I did, I would have never let you scent Minnie's jacket.''

''Ah don't feel bad, you couldn't have known'' Chan sighs, leaning on the counter as Felix moves back, ''I hope Minho doesn't feel too guil-''

Before he can finish his sentence a frantic looking Minho comes barging into the room. He spots them rather easily in the empty bathroom and walks towards Chan, grabbing his chin so he can move the alpha’s head from left to right, his light brown eyes scrutinizing every little scratch.

''Hyung I'm so sorry'' he sighs before letting go, ''I swear I didn't think Hyungwoo would get physical. I didn't even know he was here and-''

''Minnie'' Chan says, chuckling as he turns around to see if his busted lip has stopped bleeding yet, ''What are you sorry for? You didn't do anything wrong''

Minho’s lips form into a pout, the omega not knowing that Chan can still see him in the reflection of the mirror and the cute expression hurts his heart a little.

''Still... I shouldn't have asked you to scent my jacket. It only makes them all mad at you''

Chan can't help but roll his eyes.

''Don't be so dramatic. If anything I'm more worried about you for having to deal with these kind of assholes.''

He winces when he softly pokes at the wound and it starts gushing blood again. Felix grumbles at him to top touching it, pulling the alpha's hand away himself. He hears Minho sigh before the omega forcefully turns him back around again and makes him lean against one of the sinks.

''Here I always carry some disinfectant with me. Dancers can be very clumsy at times''

Felix tells them he's going to check upon the rest and Chan is ready to book it out of there too because Minho is suddenly very close. He tries to tell him that it isn't necessary and that it looks worse than it actually is but the man, of course, doesn't listen.

The omega traps him between his body and the sink, standing in between the alphas thighs so he's close enough to grab some tissues from the dispenser behind them.

He opens the bottle, pouring some on the paper before pushing it against the alpha’s split lip. Chan hisses at the burn, his body automatically trying to move away from the sensation. Minho is quick to hold him in place with a hand around his nape. After he's done cleaning his lip he moves to also clean the other wounds, not retreading the hand at the back of Chan’s head as if he's scared Chan will try to get away once he loosens his grip.

''Min'' Chan says after a while. The other hums but doesn't look back, still too preoccupied with disinfecting Chan’s wounds. The cut on his lip has also started bleeding again and he guesses the cut is deeper than he thought it to be.

''Maybe you should make a complaint about that alpha. What if he also becomes violent with you?''

The omega sighs, looking irritated as soon as Chan brings up the other alpha again but he does agree with him though, nodding his head. It shocks Chan however when he notices the unshed tears, filling the omega's eyes.

Chan blames it on the alcohol. He blames it on his tipsy state when wraps his arms around Minho, pulling him flush against his chest. The omega's eyes widen, cheeks turning a soft apple red as he stumbles forwards in Chan's hold, their noses accidently bumping against each other.

''Don't tell me you're about to cry about my sorry ass getting punched'' he laughs, his thoughts all over the place with how cute Minho looks, all shy and flustered like this. It's a sight he hasn't seen before.

''Fuck off'' he grumbles while hitting the alpha's shoulder, ''I'm an emotional drunk and you got hurt because of me. Those two don't go well together alright''

Chan laughs out loud at that but soon gets shut up when the omega pushes the tissue with disinfectant back against his lips, making him whine as it still stings. Minho goes back to cleaning up his face but Chan doesn't let go of the omega's waist, feeling selfish for some reason. He also just got punched in the face and so he's allowed to want some comfort hugs alright. Let him have his excuses.

He takes the time to unabashedly stare at the younger, enjoying how he flushes under his full attention.

"What are you staring at you moron" the omega finally grumbles.

"Just... staring I guess" the alpha shrugs, "this makeup is looking really good on you. I love the glitters"

Minho rolls his eyes before putting both hands on the alpha's shoulders and pushes himself out of the others embrace ducking his head as he turns around. Chan doesn't miss the omega's smile though.

He watches as Minho throws the bloody tissue away before grabbing Chan's hand, pulling him out of the bathroom.

Once they are back at the group, Chan has to endure a couple more worried touches and questions from all of them until everyone understands he's completely fine. Jisung doesn't let go however, arms wrapped tightly around Chan's waist while Seungmin informs him that the angry alpha and his friends got removed from this club and Chan can't help but feel some kind of satisfaction from that. They got what they deserved. Apparently knowing the owner and the staff of the club made it easy for the bouncers to know who was speaking the truth and put blame the actual perpetrators.

It's a little setback but Chan doesn't let it ruin their night. They all order some more alcoholic drinks, Seungmin some soda and together they take off to the dance floor.

It's really fun. They are all a bit too intoxicated to really care about how they look while dancing. Jeongin and Jisung make a bet on who knows the most awkward dancemoves and soon enough there is a horrible dance battle going on which ends once Changbin stumbles over his own legs and takes three more club goers down with him, including a yelling Seungmin.

They are all having a very good time yet at one point they do grow tired. More and more people are starting to leave and so they decide to also grab their jackets and coats, ready to go home.

It's a small walk toward the parking lot both Changbin's and Minho's cars are parked at. Minho is once again hanging off of Chan's arm but the alpha doesn't mind it one bit.

As soon as they reach the parking lot they encounter a problem though.

Seungmin is the only one who didn't drink anything and who can drive them back home. Only they are still with eight people and he's sure they are not going to fit into one car. Chan is just about to offer to pay for a taxi when Jeongin yells out 'cuddle pile on the backrow!'' and throws himself into the back of Changbin's car.

Minho rolls his eyes.

''One of my friends is picking me and Felix up. She said she can also drop of some others'' he says.

Jeongin crawls back out of the car and throws himself at Minho, and as a result, also Chan.

''Sleepover at Minnie's and Lix's place!'' he yells happily, crushing the three of them together in a tight hug.

''Innie'' Seungmin sighs from where he's standing at the driver's side of the car, ''we're roommates remember?''

The beta doesn't release the death grip he has on Chan and Minho. Instead he just shakes his head no.

''I declare us non-roommates from now of on''

''Jeongin get back into the car''

The beta reluctantly lets go and crawls back into the car with slumped shoulders and a pout on his lips. It's too cute for Chan's poor heart to handle.

Minho's friend ends up also bringing Hyunjin and Changbin to the latter's apartment while Chan and Jisung go with Seungmin and Jeongin in Changbin's car.

The drive back is filled with Jeongin who's trying to convince Chan to let them have a sleepover at the eldest dorm. And Chan, who definitely has a weak spot for the younger, manages to get persuaded and so the four of them end up in Chans double bed, watching movies and eating snacks the alpha had still laying around.

Knowing they don't have to drive anywhere Seungmin also takes a beer and around the late morning hours they fall asleep. It's clammy and hot with the way they are all plastered against each other, all of them wearing some of the alpha's clothes, and he wouldn't want to have it any other way. Chan can definitely say that tonight has been one of his greatest nights out since coming back to Korea.

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Chan's well needed sleep is rudely disturbed when a knee digs into his stomach, causing him to groan out loud in pain, followed by sweaty palm that hits him in the face. He doesn't understand what's happening but suddenly Seungmin starts yelling next to him, straight into his ear. He tries to open his eyes. There's only a little bit of light coming from the window that the blinds can't withhold and so trying to find out what's happening is quite difficult but after a while he figures out that the person who's crawling over them is none other than Han Jisung.

And apparently he has kneed Seungmin straight between his legs.

Jisung tries to get off the beta but it only makes it worse and so Seungmin pushes him, not caring that they are literally at the edge of the bed, which causes Jisung to fly off it. He's panicking, trying to grab anything that will keep him from falling off the bed and in the end he fists the blanket they had all been laying upon (it was too warm to sleep underneath it) and takes both Seungmin and Chan with him to the floor.

This all happens is a span of ten seconds and Chan can't fully comprehend the situation but he's definitely lying on the ground and half on top of a groaning Seungmin who he probably elbowed in the stomach on his way down. Jisung had left the pathetic pile already and made a beeline to Chan's bathroom, soon letting out retching sounds.

Chan rolls off of Seungmin, wanting to ask if he's alright. He doesn't need to ask though because one look at his face tells him enough. It seems like Seungmin would rather be anywhere than here on the ground, his body probably hurting in a lot of different places.

''Hyung's?''

Jeongin, that lucky bitch, had apparently not been laying on the blanket and avoided being pulled into the pathetic pile on the ground. He young boy opens his mouth, probably to ask them what had happened but suddenly his eyes widen. He covers his mouth and Chan yells at them to go to his roommate's bathroom seeing that Jisung is still using his one.

''This is going to be a long morning'' Seungmin sighs from next to him. Chan groans, knowing that the boy is right. His head is pounding and his face throbs somehow.

''I'll go and get some aspirin'' the beta says before standing up.

Chan just stares at the ceiling for a couple of seconds more, really not looking forward to sitting out this hangover but he sadly has no choice.

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Everything hurts. His head and his body is thrumming in pand and still he has to be the responsible one. Seungmin had gotten a call from his boss, asking him if he could please fill in for someone who had fallen sick, saying it was an emergency and so Chan has to take care of Jisung and Jeongin on his own. Their hangovers being worse than his.

First he gets started on making breakfast while he orders both of the other boys to take a shower. The betas don't feel like getting back into their now dirty party wear and so they raid Chan's closet for some comfortable clothes. After they are done Jeongin helps setting up the table while Jisung makes them all some well needed coffee.

After they are done both betas go and cuddle up on the couch, knowing they will start throwing up again if they move too much. Chan takes it upon himself to firstly clean both his and his roommate's bathrooms. Afterwards he starts to take the sheets from his bed so he can go and wash them together with his and his friend's clothes. Apparently Seungmin didn't have time to go back home either because he is missing more clothes than he should and the beta's own clothes and borrowed pajamas are still here.

After a while both Jisung and Jeongin decide to go home. Chan offers to drive them with Changbin's car but they disagree, saying that he had done enough for them already and that some fresh air could only be beneficial to their mental and physical state.

And so he waves them goodbye before deciding to take a shower. He definitely needs one. He takes a longer and hotter shower than normal, scrubbing himself completely clean before stepping out of it and toweling himself dry. He doesn't care for a shirt, only putting on some sweatpants before going back to the living room, sitting down on the couch.

Toweling his hair dry he suddenly recognizes his own phone, laying on the coffee table. He hadn't looked on it for quite a while and so he wraps the towel he had been using around his neck before grabbing the device. Damn... he hadn't thought it to be six o'clock already. As if on cue his stomach starts to rumble.

Man, he is so not looking forward to making dinner.

He is tired, his head is hurting like a bitch since the aspirin he had taken probably worked out already, and his face is still hurting when he makes certain movements. He had forgotten about being hit last night until he saw his face in the mirror after showering. There is definitely a bruise forming on his cheek and underneath his eye. The scratches on his face are already healing though.

He knows however that a new aspirin won't work if he doesn't eat so he really has to make himself something.

Just as he is about to put his phone away he notices that he has received quite a few messages from Minho. The omega had been texting him since like two hours ago, asking him if he was home. And hour later he had texted him, saying he knew about Seungmin having to leave for work and asked him if he was going to make dinner by himself. After he didn't respond to either question the omega had even tried to call him a couple of times.

Shit.

He quickly unlocks his phone, wanting to call him back because Minho never calls so it has to be urgent, when a loud knocking sound comes from his door. He sighs, putting his phone in his pocket before making his way over to the front door. Not caring enough to look through the peep hole at who the fuck would be visiting him at this odd hour happens to be a mistake however.

Minho's is standing behind it. His mouth opens as if he wants to say something but he snaps it shut quickly after, eyes definitely not focused on Chan's face.

''Damn Changbin really didn't lie'' he says out loud, eyes appreciatively roaming across the alpha's torso. ''Those abbs really could kill a man''

Of course Chan can handle compliments. Everyone knows that. So he definitely doesn't let out one of the highest shrieks of his life before throwing the door in Minho's face. The omega's loud laugh still echo's hauntingly through the silent room, even though a little muffled.

''Chan open the door I have food'' he yells and Chan can still hear the smile in his voice.

Knowing he can't hide forever and how inhospitable it would be to leave the omega outside he opens the door and flies from the scene, quickly hiding inside of his bedroom. Minho's giggles will surely follow him in his nightmares.

What the fuck is the omega even doing here.

If he had known that the boy would come he could have done something about his appearance because right now he's not looking his best. His hair is still half wet, only the edges having dried. He doesn't have time to style it properly so it will turn into a mess of curls once it's fully dried. His face is slightly battered and damn it he doesn't even have a normal shirt that he can wear. Between Seungmin, Jisung and Jeongin having raided his closet and the pile of dirty clothes that's laying in the corner of his room, his choice has severely slimmed down to a white t-shirt that's a couple sizes too small or a very warm and ugly Christmas sweater that should never see the light of day.

Dammit he will have to go with the t-shirt. Putting it on happens to be quite a struggle but he manages, only to realize he might as well still be shirtless. It's so tight that it almost functions as a second skin.

Dammit.

''Hyung'' he hears Minho call, quickly followed by some knocking on his bedroom door, ''the food is getting cold''

''I'll be out in a minute'' he yells back, only breathing out once he hears the omega walk away from the door. He saunters up to the mirror, trying to tame his hair a little and starts gathering some courage so he can walk out of the door and towards the omega he's crushing on hard, while looking like a complete mess.

Life seems to be unfair sometimes.

Taking a deep breath, he opens the door. Minho's eyes quickly find him and he almost thinks he can act like nothing's wrong in the couple of seconds it takes for the omega to react but not long after Minho starts laughing loudly again, having to hold onto the back of a dining chair so he doesn't fall to the ground.

''Yeah I know, I know'' he sighs, walking further into the room, ''I look ridiculous''

Minho is wheezing at this point.

''Where the fuck did you manage to get a shirt like that... and why is it cut so low?'' he questions, coming closer so he can take a better look.

Chan rolls his eyes before grabbing Minho by his shoulders and forcing him to turn around, pushing him towards the dining table, feeling way too self-conscious. Apparently the omega had bought them some food from a close by Thai restaurant.

''I think Sana has forgotten it after sleeping over last week. And I didn't have anything else because the others took all of my clean clothes''

''So you're just admitting that you're shit at doing your laundry?''

''No, I'm admitting to not having enough clothes'' he sighs, pushing Minho down on one of the seats. Soon after, he takes the seat in front of the omega. Only now does he realize how much Minho actually bought for the both of them and he suddenly feels a little shy.

''Ehmm, not that I'm not immensely grateful. But why did you come and bring me food?''

''Seungmin had called me, saying he had to go to work for an emergency and so I knew you would be too busy taking care of Jisung and Jeongin, that you would forget yourself. So that's why'' he shrugs.

Apparently Minho had also already set the table while Chan was having a mini breakdown inside of his bedroom as he grabs one of the many spoons he had laid down, starting to distribute the food evenly.

''I... you really didn't have to.'' Chan sighs, feeling his cheeks heating up a little.

''I know'' Minho says,'' but I wanted to. Now give me your plate''

Chan quickly does as asked.

''Honestly Min, I would have been just as glad about some ramen. You really didn't-''

He shuts up when Minho throws him an icy glare.

''Maybe I thought you deserved more than just some ramen hyung. Now shut up and start eating''

Chan doesn't let Minho tell him twice and quickly accepts his now filled out plate before digging in. It's definitely not to hide how hot his cheeks are.

It's delicious and he makes sure to tell Minho that, thanking him thoroughly throughout their meal. The absurdness of the situation doesn't escape him. Minho is in his apartment, for the first time, and brought him food because apparently he was worried. A small part of him starts to think it's probably because he feels bad about last night, but the other part of him just wants to believe that the omega cares about him like that.

His alpha on the other hand is desperately trying to tell him the omega is courting him with the food he had brought. He quickly shoves that motherfucker down again.

After they are done eating they quickly load the dishwasher, having not much to clean up seeing it came in plastic trays. Afterwards Minho asks him if they could go and watch a movie or something and who is Chan to deny him something so simple?

They make their way over to the couch. Though before Minho sits down he suddenly seems to remember something, telling Chan to wait while he makes his way over to the bag he had taken with him. A couple seconds later he returns, holding a tube in his hand.

Chan can't lie and say that he and his roommate own a big couch, but it's still big enough to fit two people on it easily. Minho doesn't seem to care about the extra space he can take up and sits down next to Chan, pressed up against his side. The alpha feels himself tensing up.

''I brought some gel that's supposed to help with bruises. It reduces the swelling and makes it heal faster''

Chan quickly thanks him, taken aback by how much the omega is doing for him today. He reaches out to take the tube from Minho's hands but the omega slaps them away.

''I'll do it so you don't have use a mirror''

Chan's stomach swoops as the omega leans in closer. He ignores the way his alpha is trying to tell him how much it looks likes Minho is about to kiss him. He definitely doesn't need observations like that right now. Dammit he really hopes Minho doesn't hear his rapid heart beating.

''is it still hurting hyung?'' he mutters as he softly applies the gel, instantly cooling the skin. It's a feeling that's definitely welcomed.

''Aah it was throbbing a bit earlier but not as much now''

Minho hums, now cupping Chan's face while softly thumbing at the skin. ''It looks worse than I thought it would to be honest''

Minho's eyes fall down to Chan's lips and the elder’s heart definitely stutters at that.

''Your lip is still looking bloody''

Chan is too scared to nod his head. He's too scared to move at all seeing how everything in him just wants to swoop down and kiss the omega senseless.

''It uhh.. reopens when I move my mouth too much''

Minho grins at that, thumb now moving to the alpha's lip.

"What have you been doing with those lips hyung''

Fuck he's really close to just pinning the omega down on the couch and claiming his mouth and so he gathers all of his self-control pulls himself away from Minho and his touch.

''Definitely eating. Get your mind out of the gutter Min'' he laughs. He doesn't dare to look at Minho again, scared he will give in to his urges and so he grabs the remote control, distracting himself with browsing through the list of movies they can watch.

''I still have some disinfectant for your lip, wait here'' he hears Minho say as he stands up. Out of sheer panic he grabs the boy's arm, pulling him down a bit too roughly causing Minho to shriek and land on top of the alpha. Chan quickly manhandles him back into a sitting position next to him.

Minho blinks at him, looking a bit out of it. His eyes somehow fixated on Chan's arms.

''I'm hundred percent sure I don't need that. Now what are we watching''

He sees Minho rolling his eyes, muttering softly about alpha's being too sensitive. In the end they decide on watching Moana and Chan doesn't seem to get a break when the omega lays down, throwing his legs on top of the alpha's lap. He also grabs a small blanket that had been laying over the back of the couch, wrapping it around the both of them. Chan tries to ignore how comfortably Minho seems to fit inside the apartment, like he has been here many times before.

''Did you know that Felix has Jisung over right now at our dorm? I'm hoping that Jisung will finally make a move so they can get their awkward pining out of the way''

Chan snorts at that.

''You think he will finally confess?''

''I highly doubt it but Hyunjin betted on it being done tonight. You also want to place your bets?' he asks before opening something on his phone and thrusting the device into the alpha's hands. Apparently they are all in a group chat in which they are betting on how long it will take before Jisung or Felix will confess. There are even some people in the group chat that he doesn't know.

''Don't you think that they will be mad if they ever find out?''

Minho shrugs.

''They are part of enough bets themselves hyung. They would be hypocrites if they got mad''

Chan has to laugh at that, deeming it highly possible for Jisung to still sulk about it if he ever finds out. But Minho does have a point.

They start the movie. Minho moves around a bit, trying to get more comfortable. Chan doesn't dare to move. Though sometime in the movie he seems to be too distracted to consciously think about his actions and before he knows it he starts massaging the omega's feed. He only realizes what he's doing when Minho let's out a sigh.

He quickly wants to pull his hands back, thinking he might be overstepping, when the omega pushes his legs further into his lap. He cautiously begins to massage the man's calves and when Minho doesn't protest he puts a bit more force behind his movements. Only now he notices how strained the omega's legs are from all the daily dancing that he does.

Minho stays silent, apart from the occasional sigh or soft whine he lets out when Chan pushes a little harder. The movie luckily works as a good enough distraction for Chan to not focus on it too much. At some point it works like such a good distraction that he totally gets sucked into the storyline and even though he has seen it more than enough times to remember everything that happens in the movie, he still finds himself tearing up when the grandma comes back.

He doesn't notice when he stops massaging Minho's legs, thought the omega definitely does. He looks up just as Chan sniffles slightly and tries to blink the tears away.

''Hyung.... Are you crying?''

''What me? No of course not'' he says right when a tear escapes his eyes and rolls down his cheek. Minho laughs softly and Chan refuses to look at him, the mortification high with this one. The omega pulls his legs back and moves until he's close enough to wrap himself around Chan's arm, resting his head against Chan's shoulder.

''Didn't know you were a crybaby'' he says causing Chan to roll his eyes.

''Says you''

Minho snorts,

''You just caught me in a vulnerable moment''

''Well then you caught me in one too'' he mumbles. The omega just hums, snuggling further up against him. Chan really feels like his heart is about to burst right now. He blames Minho's uncharacterized behavior on the omega being tired.

''Don't sweat about it hyung, I think it's cute''

Minho really doesn't want him to survive this night, does he?

They keep watching the movie like that, just enjoying each other's company and body warmth. It's not long before the movie ends but none of them move away, too comfortable with how they are cuddled up right now. He feels Minho yawn. He moves so he's resting his head against Minho's.

''You should go home Min. Felix will stress out if you get home late''

''I know'' Minho sighs, ''But I don't want to''

He nuzzles further into Chan's neck and the alpha freezes up when the omega comes very close to his scent glands. His sugary smell a little overwhelming.

''Hyung'' the boy suddenly mumbles, his warm breath hitting Chan's neck. He hopes Minho doesn't notice the goosebumps that he feels erupting on his skin.

''Yeah?''

''Did you really mean it when you said you weren't mad about Hyunwoo hitting you?''

Chan sighs before grabbing one of Minho's hands, softly caressing it with his thumb.

''Yes I really meant it. I just feel bad that you have to deal with that shit constantly. Honestly it was just a onetime thing for me but you are always being bothered like that.''

He feels the omega take a deep breath.

''Yea... a onetime thing''

Chan knows something isn’t right once he hears the defeated tone of Minho's voice. He nudges him slightly before asking him what's wrong. Minho's shakes his head.

''Nothing. It doesn't matter'' he mumbles, pulling his hand away. Chan isn't going to let Minho go that easily and quickly grabs it back, holding it with two hands now.

''Did I say something wrong?''

This time Minho pulls away so he can look at Chan but still lets him hold his hand. He looks a lot more tired than he did when he came to bring food to Chan's doorstep.

''No you didn't I just..'' he sighs, running his other hand through his hair, ''I wanted to ask you if you could scent my jacket again but then I realized it's not fair to pull you into my problems again. Even when you say that you don’t mind.''

Minho quickly adds that last sentence as soon as he notices that Chan wants to protest. Still Chan can't help but shake his head, a smile growing on his face.

''Min I really, really don't mind. I'll scent your jacket again whenever you want alright'' he says, looking Minho straight into his eyes so the omega knows how much he means it.

''Fine but I'll be coming back on this, seeing how I'm too tired to put up a proper fight right now. Damn you and your scent hyung, I'm so sleepy now''

Chan can only guiltily smile at him, knowing his scent can be a bit too relaxing, having had people complain about it a couple of times before. Though they always assure him that it isn't a bad thing and he hopes Minho thinks so too.

''Let that be a problem for tomorrow then. Come I'll drive you home, Changbin's car should still be standing in the parking lot''

Minho snorts.

''Let's hope so. That would be an expensive car to lose''

They both stand up, Minho grabbing his bag while Chan grabs his jacket and his shoes. Once he's done he turns around to see if Minho is ready only to see that the younger is wearing no jacket or whatsoever. When he questions the younger about it he just shrugs.

''I forgot''

Chan sighs out loud, ''And you dare to say that I'm not taking care of myself''.

He turns around to look for a jacket for Minho. Though he quickly finds out that the other three betas have taken all of his jacket's already so he doesn't have any for Minho to wear.

''Shit min, I don't have any more jackets and the others took all of my clean hoodies today''

''Just give me the cleanest one you can find hyung, I don't mind'' Minho says before pushing him towards his bedroom.

Chan walks towards the pile of dirty clothes in his room with heavy feet, taking out a mint-colored hoodie that seems to be the cleanest. It still smells heavily like amber seeing that he had been wearing it the day before. Knowing he doesn't have anything else at the moment he goes back to the omega, handing him the hoodie while hoping the dim lights inside the living room will hide his growing blush.

Minho really doesn't care or does a very good job at hiding it as he throws the shirt on without thinking twice. Grabbing his bag up from the ground he makes his way over to the door. Chan quickly follows after making sure he has the right keys and together they head towards Changbin's car. It's a small drive towards Minho's and Felix's dorm room. Still Chan is glad he's able to drive the other home now that Minho had become even sleepier as he's surrounded by Chan's scent.

''You still there'' he laughs, shaking the omega's leg softly so he doesn't fall asleep. Minho pouts before cuddling deeper into alpha's hoodie, nodding his head. Chan's alpha is happily purring at how much this looks like courting to him and shit he might really needs to start avoiding Minho if he wants to keep his heart and head sane.

Once they arrive, Minho manages to convince Chan to walk him to the door, not wanting to walk in on Felix and Jisung alone if they really did decide to confess. Minho tells him he hopes they did even though he did not bet on it being done tonight. It's just that he can't handle their pining anymore. Chan can't help but roll his eyes at that.

Soon enough they reach the dorm and Minho opens to door to the sight of Jisung and Felix, sound asleep on the couch. Minho wipes away some imaginary, cold sweat before turning around. Though he doesn't look back at Chan. No instead his eyes fall upon the alpha's chest where the thin material of the white t-shirt is still hugging him, the jacket he’s wearing unzipped.

''Ehm Min.. my eyes are up here'' he grins, finally feeling like he for once has the upper hand.

''I can't help it'' Minho mutters, ''they are literally staring straight back at me''

Chan gasps before looking down, quickly pulling his jacket close over his chest.

''Min!'' he grumbles indignantly while also trying to shush him once the omega starts to laugh loudly. ''It's... Min stop laughing! It's cold outside alright''

''I sure could tell'' Minho giggles, eyes still looking at where the alpha's nipples would be, hadn't he covered them up with his jacket.

''I swear to God I'm going to choke you if you don't stop laughing Min''

He omega laughs even louder at that, effectively waking up the two betas. Felix scrunches his eyes as he tries to make out who are making all that noise, the light from the hallway blinding him slightly.

''Chan hyung, is that you?''

"See! Now you've woken them up!" he hisses before murmuring something to Felix about having brought Minho back home and that he should go back to sleep while pushing a still cackling Minho further into the room. He bids them goodnight, throws one last glare at the omega who is, probably for Chan's sake, trying to hold back his laughter, and closes the door.

He makes it home safely in Changbin's car and makes sure to text Minho just that before going to sleep. Definitely needing it.

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''I've seen his abbs!'' is the only warning Felix gets before he gets rudely woken up by Minho who jumps on top of him, punching the air out of the beta's lungs while he's at it. Felix yells out loud as he doubles over before trying to push the omega off of him. Minho gives in and rolls to the side so he's no longer crushing the beta.

''I've seen his abbs Lixie. Now I can die a happy man'' he sighs, staring dreamingly at the ceiling.

Felix groans, laying back down now he knows there is no immediate danger, his heart still beating radically because of Minho's antics and his stomach hurting. He should be used to it by now but Minho still manages to surprise him. Living with the omega is definitely interesting.

''Did you wake me up just to tell me that'' he sighs, closing his eyes as he's ready to go back to sleep. Minho starts hitting him.

''Don't sleep. You agreed to go shopping with Hyunjin and Seungmin remember?''

The beta grumbles something about having forgotten it and that he doesn't want to go anymore. Minho rolls his eyes.

''Well maybe if you didn't stay up all night binge watching anime with Jisung you wouldn't be so tired. Did you finally make a move by the way?''

One of Felix eyes open so he can throw a glare at Minho, probably sensing that this was the real reason Minho had woken him up so early. Other ways he wouldn't have bothered, not really caring if Felix had forgotten his shopping appointment or not.

''No and I'm not planning on doing that. If he really has feelings for me, which I doubt he does, he has to say it''

Minho groans, rolling on his stomach and grabbing one of the beta's pillows so he can try to suffocate himself.

''You're a wussy, that's what you are'' he mumbles, the sound muffled. Felix somehow still hears him.

''Says you! Didn't you want to bring Chan hyung homemade food? What happened to that huh?'' he says, sounding way too smug for Minho's liking.

''I never said such a thing''

Felix laughs out loud at that. He was right though. Minho had been talking about maybe making the alpha some food himself but then he felt like it would look too much like courting and he didn't want to scare the alpha away. He just wanted to drop some hints. Though at the moment he's completely out of hints to give. He's honestly at the end of his rope.

''But did you get any further though?'' the beta asks. Minho shakes his head as he lowers the pillow away from his face.

''Honestly, even if I decided to jump him he probably wouldn't get the hint. At this point I'm starting to think he really doesn't feel anything for me. Or my flirting game just lacks immensely.''

Felix hums before moving forward, trying to pull the pillow out of Minho's hands.

''You said you saw his abbs though. Doesn't that mean something?''

''It's not like that'' the omega sighs, letting go of the pillow, ''he opened the door shirtless. It was great''

Felix snorts at that, putting the pillow away before he steps out of the bed. Knowing that Hyunjin and Seungmin will be there soon he starts dressing himself.

''You know, I really thought something was happening between us Friday while at the bathroom stalls.'' He sighs as he turns on his side so he can watch Felix, ''but now I'm starting to think that I might have been too tipsy and just made it up''

Felix shakes his head, ''I think you shouldn't give up just yet. Now should I go with this blue blouse or my red button up?'' he asks, holding up the two shirts for the omega to see. Minho points at the blue material.

''But I've been quite obvious, haven't I not? At this point I'm just thinking that he's trying to let met down softly.''

''Don't underestimate the obliviousness of alphas hyung. And I know for a fact that Chan is one of the densest of them all''

Minho whines pitifully at that. He knows he's also letting out distressed pheromones and some may say he's acting a bit too dramatically but he couldn't care less.

''Why does this have to happen to me Lixie. I'm never one for feelings and now I've fallen for apparently one of the dumbest ones on earth. If I ever find out he had feelings for me all a long I might actually just kill him for all that he has put me through''

Felix snorts loudly.

''Maybe it's karma for all the alphas you always reject''

He opens his mouth, ready to complain some more when he hears the front door open, Hyunjin's happy voice calling for them. Felix yells that they are in his bedroom and Minho feels himself relax a bit at the prospect of his fellow omega being here.

''Let's go. You can buy breakfast at the mall.'' Seungmin says as he comes barging in, willing to whisk Felix away even though the beta is still half naked at the moment, only one arm through the blouse.

''You're not going anywhere until I've had my cuddles from Hyunjin'' Minho states, making Seungmin groan loudly while letting go of a struggling Felix. Hyunjin on the other hand looks more than happy to indulge Minho and joins the elder omega on the bed, snuggling up to him.

''I don't understand you omegas sometimes'' Seungmin sighs heavily. Minho warns him to stop complaining before he demands some cuddles from the beta too. Only the prospect of it seems to embody fear in the younger as he starts shivering slightly and nods his head.

''Why are you in dire need of my cuddles though hyung. Did something happen?''

Minho groans, throwing his arms around the younger so he can scent him.

''He's starting to loose hope with Chan'' Felix mumbles. Somehow he had gotten completely stuck in his shirt and Minho's starting to fear that it's going to rip.

''Like I said'' Seungmin says while sitting down next to the omegas but out of their grabbing range, ''you all don't think Changbin and Jisung can be behind it? You know how protective those two can be with you and Hyunjin''

Minho rolls his eyes.

''As if they can be scary''

Hyunjin laughs while Seungmin shakes his head.

''Changbin can be quite intimidating to people who aren't you hyung'' Seungmin says annoyed. Minho doesn't understand why the beta keeps on trying to convince him on that. Changbin scary? He hasn't heard of a worser joke.

''I sure find that hard to imagine''

Hyunjin pulls back slightly so he can look at his fellow omega.

''Have you tried the slut drop? It worked wonders when I tried to seduce Binnie back in the day''

Felix curses as he's still stuck, now getting frustrated. He starts pulling at it with force and Seungmin quickly stands up so he can help the poor beta.

''I'm not stepping that low Jinnie'' he says, knowing damn well he's desperate enough to try it out. Hearing Seungmin snort the beta probably knows so too.

After having helped Felix from suffocating in his own shirt Seungmin sits back down, now definitely in grabbing range of Minho. The poor, unsuspecting beta doesn't even have time to react as Minho lunges, Hyunjin already moving out of the way. Seungmin is yelling bloody murder as Minho drags him closer so he can scent him. Before the beta can try to escape Hyunjin is already on the other side of him, caging him between their bodies.

''I fucking hate you hyung'' Seungmin grumbles, enduring Minho's scenting with a murderous look on his face as he isn't strong enough to fight off the omega.

''Oh I know'' Minho laughs.

After he's done scenting the beta he pulls him up but doesn't let him out of his embrace. All that Seungmin can do is pout as he gets smothered by both omegas, Hyunjin now also taking this change to scent the younger. It's not often where they get a chance to scent him like this.

''Many would kill to be in your place Seugnminnie'' Felix laughs as he walks out of the room to go and grab his shoes.

''And I'm going to kill you if you don't' hurry up. The sooner you're ready, the sooner I can leave this. I'm getting suffocated''

The freckled boy starts moving a lot faster. Soon enough he's ready to go and the three of them leave the dorm room. Both Felix and Hyunjin try to persuade Minho to go with them but he declines, knowing he still has some assignments to work on. And he also needs some time to wallow in self-pity.

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Minho is proud of himself. He has been keeping his promise of visiting Chan daily so he can apply the gel for his bruise. He knows the alpha would have forgotten to do it himself and so he’s happy Chan lets him do it. And it wouldn’t be Minho if he didn’t try to milk out the situation, trying to stay as long as possible and having the older boy scent his jacket or his hoodie, depending on what he is wearing that day. He hopes the scenting can somehow unleash some feelings inside of the man but until now it doesn’t seem like he has had much luck.

He's really just about to finally admit to himself that even though he had finally found an alpha that he really likes and had started to fall for (his mom started to question if it would ever happen at all), the alpha sadly doesn’t see him in the same light. Must indeed be karma for all the alpha’s he had rejected all these years. But it does make him feel slightly heart broken.

What is really weird though is that Seungmin is the person that, whenever he voices out thoughts like these, tells him that maybe he should try a different approach. Minho asked for clarification once, wanting to know what kind of approach the other had in mind, and promptly regretted asking.

No, he’s not going to smack a post it note on his forehead with the text, ‘’Chan you imbecile, I like you. Now let’s fuck’’. He’ll die before he becomes the school’s clown like that.

Still, the fact that Seungmin is on his side feels like it should mean something. Because Seungmin is never on his side. And so here he is again, visiting 3racha in the studio under the disguise of helping Chan again. Hyunjin is, of course, there with him so he can see his boyfriend because apparently those two will die if they don’t see each every five hours or so. He did promise that he would distract not only Changbin, but also Jisung though. Don’t ask him why but sometimes he has the feeling that he has to compete with both boys for Chan’s attention.

He's been very close to strangling both of them whenever they once again would steal his seat (aka Chan’s lap) right in front of his nose or when they would take ahold of Chan’s hand when the omega was just about to do the same, sometimes even dragging him away from Minho. He knows the three of them have become really close but that doesn’t have to come at Minho’s expense, thank you very much.

Though when they walk into the recording studio the problem seems to solve itself as Jisung is just about to leave. He has apparently already agreed to go and get some lunch with Felix this afternoon. And so Hyunjin can just pull Changbin to the couch in the corner and Minho has Chan all to himself.

Great.

‘’Hey Min’’ he smiles, petting the empty chair that’s standing right beside him. The alpha is wearing some baggy jeans and a black t-shirt that’s wrapped a little tight around his torso. It’s nothing compared to the t-shirt from this weekend though, that thing should have been illegal.

‘’Hey! I’m ready to play for nurse again’’ he says, making the alpha laugh. Though it’s cut short when Minho by passes the chair Chan had trying to offer to the omega and instead takes a seat on his lap. Honestly, the alpha should have been used to it by now Minho thinks but the man still tenses up.

He unscrews the cap, pushing some gel onto his fingers before he looks up again. Chan is looking at him with wide eyes, being once again too cute for Minho’s poor heart, as he moves to apply the gel softly.

”It’s looking so much better already hyung’’ Minho assures. There’s almost no swelling anymore and the color of the bruise has lightened up. The scratches are also healing up nicely.

‘’I guess I have a good nurse’’

Minho smiles at that. Soon enough he’s done applying the gel and so he puts the cap back on the tube before he moves to put it back in his pocket. Though the tube ‘accidently’ slips and falls to the ground. Take notice of the word ‘accidentally’ because Minho would never, ever do this on purpose. He has dignity goddamnit.

And so the omega curses, making the whole act a bit more believable, and moves forwards until he’s on both feet again. He bends down, reaching for the tube with as much grace as he can. And it may or may not give the alpha a full view of his… well yeah.

If it wasn’t for the fact that Minho was completely tuned in on the alpha he wouldn’t have heard the way his breath hitches. He’s lucky that Chan can’t see the smirk that’s definitely forming on his face as he moves back up. He doesn’t turn around again and instead just sits down fully on the alpha’s lap.

He hears the alpha grunt slightly, his hands coming up out of reflex to take ahold of the omega’s waist, fingers digging in his sides.

Damn maybe Hyunjin was actually right about this one.

Minho’s turns slightly in his hold, putting up one of his most innocent faces and almost laughs at the wide eyed and flustered look Chan gives him. He’s just about to pull his last move, hoping to god that it will work, when suddenly the door of the studio slams opens again, followed by Jisung who barges back into the room. It makes both Chan and Minho jump.

‘’Felix got held up at dance practice and has to stay half an hour more so he can’t grab some lunch with me anymore’’ he sulks.

Minho feels the grip the alpha has on his waist tighten before he gets pushed off of Chan’s lap. The elder quickly stands up behind him and starts to pack up his stuff.

”I can go! I may not be as good company as Felix is but I wouldn’t mind grabbing some lunch right now’’

Jisung seems to literally light up at that.

‘’Aawh thanks hyung!’’

The beta wouldn’t look so happy if he knew how close to his deathbed he currently is, Minho thinks. He’s this close to snapping his neck.

The two of them ask if anyone else want to join too. Changbin shakes his head, looking a bit out of it and looking at Hyunjin’s smirk Minho can already guess why that is. Minho declines too, not knowing if he could make it through lunch without actually making his thoughts into reality and he loves Jisung too much for that.

And going to prison doesn’t look good on his resume.

He sighs pitifully as he slumps down in one of the seats. Changbin throws him a worried look but he just waves the alpha off. Jisung is going to have to make this up to him, even if he doesn’t even know why.

Chapter Text

Chan is positively going mad. Right now, he's walking through the hallways with the hood of his hoodie pulled over his head so nobody can recognize him. He knows Changbin should be in one of the bigger studio's right now on the other side of E. He knows he's acting ridiculous. He knows Minho probably has lessons right now and is not walking around in E where most of the producers follow their classes. Still you can't blame Chan for hiding the way he currently his because that omega is popping up everywhere lately. Maybe he's really growing mad. Maybe the crush he has on the boy has settled up too high inside of his brain causing him to see Minho everywhere he looks.

But he swears he's actually not imagining it.

Even this morning he suddenly came walking into the cafeteria where Chan and Jisung were once again occupying Jisung's favorite lime green couch. Luckily, Minho brought Jeongin with him this time. The four of them ate their lunch, Minho asked him if he had something to do after classes, and Chan (who wanted to just play some videogames back at home) suddenly told everyone about his plans with Changbin this afternoon. Apparently they are going swimming today. He couldn't even make up a sensible excuse like how they were going to write a song or that they would go to the gym. No he had to panic and sprout something ridiculous.

And so now, since all of Chan's classes have ended, he's searching for Changbin so he can inform the other of their new made plans. (the man didn't react to his text messages and he will reprimand the alpha for it as soon as he finds him). He ends up spotting him at one studio's that are the furthest away in some secluded area. Most of them come here went they don't want to be bothered and really need to concentrate on whatever they are making. And so it takes some time to convince Changbin to go swimming, the alpha saying that he got really inspired suddenly and how he needs to use it to his advantage. Chan first tries to bribe him with chocolate ice cream and some fries but it doesn't work. He realizes he needs to step up his game and starts blackmailing him with ugly ass photos which finally does the trick.

And off they go.

Neither of them expected how much fun they actually would have. They try every glide possible, show each other their most ridiculous dives and eat some fries and hamburgers that they serve at the swimming pool. Afterwards they steal some floaty matt from some children so they can use it as a platform to fight upon. They finish their swimming party inside the hot lavender baths where Changbin only complains a little about being boiled alive and when they finally go home they are totally spend.

The regret come the next they when they are sore in places they didn't know they could get sore at. They also get the cold shoulder form Jisung who thought Chan was just talking out of his ass yesterday about going to a swimming pool, (he actually was), and so now he's angry they didn't take him with them. He then vents about it in their group chat where Hyunjin, Felix and Jeongin totally loose their shit and demand they go swimming with the whole group before the month has ended.

And when Seungmin, that devil, also mentions they should make it up to them by taking them all out for dinner Minho is suddenly also agreeing.

Chan is happy though. He knows he'll be very busy with schoolwork the next couple of days so doing something fun with the whole group will be a welcome distraction.

And he was right. He has to start on a lot of projects which he needs to finish before their next vacation which will be in two weeks. Minho is also apparently very busy the next couple of days because Chan doesn't see him as much as before. He hears form Hyunjin that a showcase is coming up where they have to prepare for.

He feels pieces of his sanity return with every passing day he's not in Minho's close vicinity. And he hopes this new found sanity will stay even when he does see Minho everyday again. He at least knows that if the omega ever drops something in front of him again, he'll close his eyes as soon as possible. The sight of a bend over Minho is still burned inside of his brain and for the first couple of days he did have some trouble sleeping at night because of it.

But right now it's going good. Right now his poor alpha brain gets the well needed rest it deserves. But this happiness is, of course, short lived. Because when does something ever goes the way he wants it to?

Never

He gets the message while he's in class, sitting next to Jisung.

Minho; 'So.... I would ask if you are free this afternoon but I know for a fact that Changbin and Hyunjin are going on their weekly date, Jisung is going to the movies with the other gremlins and you have just finished that project of yours. So I know that you are free'

Chan breathes in sharply, making Jisung look up from where he had been drawing a weird kind of flower inside his notebook.

''You're going to the movies today?''

Jisung rolls his eyes at the accusatory tone Chan is speaking with before turning his attention back on his artwork. ''Don't look at me like that hyung. After having excluded me from your swimming party with Binnie you have no right to talk''

Chan whines and nudges his shoulder, making him accidently draw one of the flower's petals too big. He sighs, closing his eyes while taking a deep breath. Chan thinks his dramatic ass is even counting to ten inside his head.

''I already explained to you that we weren’t planning on doing that, I just needed an excuse. So I can't believe you didn't ask me to the movies with you all''

''Actually'' Jisung says, ''it was Minho's idea. He said I should ask Lix to the movies but I didn't want it to look too much like I asked him on a date you know. So I also asked Seungmin and Innie but then I realized it looks nothing like a date anymore and yeah... ''

Chan shakes his head before sighing out loud that the beta is hopeless. The glare Jisung throws him in response to those words is quite impressive.

''Seeing that I'm an adult I will not engage in your pitiful behavior and I'll restrain myself from calling you out for almost coming in your pants when Minho went to sit on-''

Chan slaps his hand across the beta's face, the sound echoing slightly through the classroom making some people look at them. Chan throws them an apologetic smile. He waits until they are looking away from them again before lowering his hands away from Jisung's face.

''You can't say you won't do something and then still do it you ass'' he hisses. ''And first of all, I did not almost come in my pants. And second of all, your flower is ugly as shit''

Jisung gasps dramatically while slapping his hand across the flower in his notebook.

''Don't you dare involve this exquisite specimen of a flower into this hyung. She did nothing wrong''

Chan is about to respond with something that's definitely not childish and definitely not unnecessarily mean just because he wants to get back at Jisung for spilling his dirty secrets when he gets distracted by another text message. He looks down at his phone.

Minho; 'And since I know you are free this afternoon I need you to come to the dance studio so I can show the choreography I've made on the song you guys made.'

Minho; 'You're the only one who hasn't seen it yet'

Chan narrows his eyes at the beta next to him who had gone back to drawing. Jisung seems to feel the alpha's glare because he looks up with his eyebrows raised.

''What have I done now?''

''You and Binnie went to watch the choreography Minho made without me?!''

Jisung groans while slapping his notebook close, probably because he won't be able to finish his drawing with Chan's constant nagging.

''Don't'' he says, holding up his hand as Chan had opens up his mouth again, ''we did ask you but you said you were busy''

Chan lets out an indignant sound.

''You did not!''

Jisung pulls out his phone and scrolls through their chat until he reaches the date of last Thursday and puts it in front of Chan's face.

''Exactly!'' Chan almost yells while pointing at the screen, ''you just asked me if I was busy and I told you I was working on my project. You didn't say you were going to watch Minho's choreography!''

Jisung just shrugs his shoulders telling him that it's the same. Though suddenly he freezes while slowly looking back at the alpha, his eyes scanning Chan's face.

''So you suddenly wouldn't have been busy anymore if I told you that Minho was involved huh? You just didn't want to hang out with me!''

Chan groans miserably as he goes and lays his head on the table, the cool material suppressing the headache he feels coming up.

''That's not what I meant. I just really don't want to go see it on my own, I need a buffer''

''Call it karma for ditching me hyung''

''Sungie'' Chan whines, turning his head until his cheek his pressed against the cold material, ''what do I need to do for you to stop being mad at me.''

The beta shrugs while opening up his notebook again, ''I don't know. Maybe take me swimming?''

Chan sighs. This is going to be a long day.

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At lunch break Jisung asks him if he wants to accompany him and Minho to some restaurant close by. Chan declines, Jisung tells him to choke on his food and off he goes. Just before he rounds the corner however he turns back around, squints his eyes at the alpha and says;

''Don't you dare have dinner with Changbin right now without me''

Chan holds up his hands in surrender, nodding his head. Jisung then turns around and finally leaves for real. Chan let's out a breath he didn't know he was holding before sneaking into one of the empty studios. It's not really allowed but a lot of them sneak into none rented ones at lunchtime when they just need some time alone. And Chan certainly needs it.

He sits down on the small couch that's standing inside the room, pulling some homemade sandwiches out of his bag. He bites into one while grabbing his phone, opening his and Changbin's chat.

♡⑅⁺◛˖ Changbinnie ˖◛⁺⑅♡

Chan; 'Jisung is still mad at us'

Binnie; 'Please don't remind me. I have to take Hyunjin to an extra expensive restaurant today to make up for the betrayal and it's all your fault'

Chan; 'I mean.. you could have said no'

Binnie; 'And have that picture of me wearing Hyunjin's leotards all over social media? No thank you.'

Chan ; 'I didn't know they would get so upset about it though. Even Felix glared at me when I passed him in the hallway.'

Binnie ; 'Chan we're alphas. There are sacrifices we need to make and one of those sacrifices is apparently our alone time together.'

Binnie ; 'It was 100% worth it though'

Chan ; 'Yeah I agree. Though I'm still sore.'

Binnie ; 'I was making homework with Hyunjin and Seungmin this morning at the library. And Seungmin tried to explain to Hyunjin that we need our 'alpha bonding time' '

Chan ; 'Oh no... what happened'

Binnie ; 'Hyunjin's pen almost disappeared completely into Seungmin's nose'

Binnie ; 'It was impressive honestly.'

Chan ; 'Oh my god my stomach. I can't'

Binnie ; 'I agree with Seungmin though. We just need to do it secretly from now one.'

Binnie ; 'First step: change our phones’ passwords'

Chan ; 'Why does this feel like I'm having an affair.'

Binnie ; 'A brotherly affair'

Chan ; 'We will be cheating on our friends'

Binnie ; 'They'll survive it'

Chan ; 'They'll kill us if they ever find out'

Binnie ; 'So you better keep it a secret. I suggest going to a spa for our next bro date'

Chan ; 'Oh my god I heard Yeonjun talk about one yesterday. He said it was really good so let's check it out'

Binnie ; 'Alright! Let's do it on one of the mornings we usually work out together so they won't suspect anything'

Chan ; 'Do you find this as scary as me?'

Binnie ; 'My heart is beating ten miles a minute;

Chan ; 'wtf does that even mean'

Binnie ; 'I've got sticky fingers'

Chan ; 'Yeah right...'

Binnie ; 'Are you going to reserve us two spots?'

Chan ; 'Yes bro... love you bro..'

Binnie ; 'I'll never stop loving you bro...'

Chan ; '~intense guitar solo~'

Chan is just about to put his phone away, Changbin having been typing for thirty seconds or so, when it buzzes.

Binnie; 'So Hyunjin's texting Minho and Hyunjin knows we are texting and he's telling me that Minho told him to tell you that he's going to chop you up and include you into his next meal if you don't react to his text messages right now.'

Chan needs to read that sentence a couple of times before he actually understands it and when he does he curses out loud and switches quickly to Minho's chat.

ℒℴѵℯ❤ Minho ℒℴѵℯ❤

Chan ; 'Are you stalking me'

Minho ; 'You wish'

Minho ; 'The expiration date on saying that you can't has expired by the way. I already rented one of the dance studios so you have to come.'

Minho ; 'Room C186'

Chan ; 'Yeah I'll be there right after my last class.'

Minho ; 'Wait let me just-'

/Minho has sent his location/

Minho ; 'So you can find me'

Chan  '' OMG this doesn't even work inside buildings Minnie'

Minho ; 'You're hopeless. I had to try.'

Chan ; 'Thanks'

♡⑅⁺◛˖ Changbinnie ˖◛⁺⑅♡

Chan ; 'I did. Not gonna be stew tonight'

Binnie ; 'Hyunjin just told me you're going to watch his choreography. This is going to be your death'

Chan ; 'Says you. You're literally planning our affair with Hyunjin next to you'

Binnie ; 'I'll delete our chat history after this'

Chan ; 'You're going to erase me?!'

Binnie ; '<3'

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Chan told Minho he would be at the dance studio at around three thirty. When the time comes he's nervous, and so he needs to give himself a peptalk to hype himself up. He also needs some time to create images in advance which he can think of when Minho's dancing might become too much for his poor brain. Then he starts stressing about how he looks (his hair curly because of the rain this morning when he walked to school, grey sweatpants and a black hoodie) but he finally concludes that stressing about it won't help him at all. He has no time to run back home, style his hair and put on different clothes so yea....

And suddenly ten minutes have already passed.

He starts making his way over to building C and he ends up on the third floor again. He doens't know where to go from there. Thinking he might try his luck at the bottom floor he takes the elevator but after roaming around he still can't seem to find room C186.

Another five minutes pass by.

He's now fifteen minutes late, even more stressed than before and he no longer knows what to do. He even tries to open up Minho's location but it just shows the picture of their school on google maps and he can't believe he was desperate enough to actually try it. Maybe he should just give up. Though when suddenly the image of his foot, sticking out of a pan filled with stew pops up in his head he finds enough courage to ask a girl that's walking around in dancers clothes for directions.

The girl is the sweetest, introducing herself as Jiwoo as she guides Chan towards where he needs to be. He thanks her profusely, waving as she goes away before he turns around to face the door of his nightmares.

Minho is going to kill him. Bracing himself he takes a deep breath, and walks straight into the lion's den.

He sees Mino, aka the dangerous lion, in the middle of the room stretching his limbs. He looks up and, to Chan's utter surprise, smiles at the alpha.

''Can't believe it only took you twenty minutes. Seungmin and I betted on at least half an hour''

Chan snorts, feeling his muscles relax and he slowly lowers his shoulders a bit. The calm atmosphere and Minho's scent helping him reduce some of his nerves. He guesses he made this out to be bigger inside of his head than it actually is. Minho seems to be in a good mood too.

''What can I say? I definitely improved.''

''Yea sure'' Minho laughs, going back to focus on his stretching, ''I'll just pretend I didn’t hear that female voice saying no problem after you thanked her for showing the way.''

Chan laughs before walking over to Minho, asking him if he needs some assistance. The omega quickly agrees and so Chan starts helping him wherever he can. They chat for a little while as Minho goes and finishes his warm up. He instructs Chan to go and sit against the mirror while he puts on the song. Chan takes a deep breath while squaring his shoulders a little.

He can fucking survive this.

He can and he will

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Chan is thoroughly impressed by the skills of the amazing dancer. And very honored he took the time to make such an amazing choreography for their song. Minho is still breathing heavily as he moves to grab his water bottle, gulping down mouthfuls.

"Wow that was... fucking amazing.”

Minho lowers the bottle a little so he can peak a glance at the alpha and instantly chokes on a laugh. He dabs at his chin as some water start to trickle down, coughing slightly.

"Close your mouth hyung, you look ridiculous"

Minho is still laughing as he walks back to the laptop, stopping the song that had started again from the beginning. Chan closes his mouth but he still can't wrap his head around how amazing of a dancer Minho is. He's sure the omega has put in a lot of hours practicing to be on this level.

"Right now I'm teaching it to the others. I still have to figure out the formations we're going to use but I promise you it's going to be sick"

"It already is Min. Can't wait to see you all perform it. What did Binnie and Sung say about it?"

"They loved it! They are still gushing about it."

Chan knows he'll be gushing about it too the next couple of weeks. The dance is amazing and he's also proud of himself since he got through the whole choreo without melting into a lovesick puddle on the ground. Credit should be given where credit is due, and he fucking did it.

"By the way, I don't know if you had meant to send it, but there was also another song inside the file you emailed me"

Chan stills. Minho is standing at the computer, clicking through different files with remixed songs in them, looking completely unbothered. The alpha tries to think about what he could have possibly sent to the other on accident but he comes up blank.

"There was?"

The omega nods, humming softly.

"Yeah. It's called red lights?"

Chan feels all the color drain from his face. There must be someone playing a prank on him because there's no way he accidentally sent that song. He started making it mainly as a joke but got kind of attached. Though knowing the nature of the song and what the lyrics imply, he vowed to keep it a secret for a while. He hadn't even showed it to Jisung or Changbin. Nobody but himself knows about that one. Still his mind can't wrap itself around the fact that he had sent it. There's just no way.

"I... that's not true. I have no song called red lights."

Minho pulls up one eyebrow, eyes staring straight into his soul as he presses the laptop's spacebar. Chan's heavy breathing fills up the room. The alpha almost facepalms the floor in his hassle to stand up, tripping over his own legs as he makes his way over to Minho to halt the song, his insides feeling like they are set ablaze.

"You sure you don't have a song called red lights hyung?" Minho sing-songs, a smile playing on his lips.

"Oh my god I can't believe I actually sent that"

A sudden, hazy memory of him, sleepily stumbling over to the laptop to send Minho the song starts to appear and yeah... he might have fucked up.

"Let me tell you that I was really surprised when I received this. At first I thought it to be some poor attempt at flirting but once I saw you sent it around three o'clock in the morning I realized it must have been a mistake "

Chan groans, the sound muffled behind his hands, which is his current hiding spot.

"Please tell me you didn't listen to it"

"You think I have that much self-control? I actually even made a choreo, you wanna see?"

The man says it so casually that he at first thinks Minho mustn't have understood the song, but he knows Minho by now, and so he knows the younger takes great pleasure in making things as awkward as he possibly can.

"No thank you I'm leaving."

He hears Minho giggle before the younger pushes the alpha back to his place against the mirror. Chan holds in the pathetic whine that wants to leave his throat as he slides down to sit against the mirror, shame already hot and heavy inside his stomach. Minho starts the song once again and Chan knows this moment is going to haunt him in his dreams for the next couple of years.

The omega looks at himself in the mirror and Chan can see the exact moment the younger falls into his focus.

It's... too much. The way he sways his hips, sensual movements mixed with the strong beat of the song and suddenly Chan his hot all over. He pulls his knees up to his chest, needing them to cover the evidence of how much Minho's performance is affecting him. He feels the tips of his ears burn.

Chan likes this song. He likes it a lot actually but having people know he made it, always kept him from letting people listen to it. But now, with Minho's interpretation and dance he probably can't hide it anymore. The whole vibe is just.... yeah it's a lot for his poor alpha brain.

The song stops at the bridge, having not had enough courage to go and try to finish it. Minho stops with it, coming out of his intense focus, only to shift his gaze to Chan.

"I don't want to know where your head was when you wrote these lyrics but I can't deny that you did a really good job" he laughs, picking his bottle back up from the ground a second time that afternoon.

"But what did you think hyung? I tried to go for a kind of slow but also hard-hitting choreography. I think that fits the song's structure the most. "

The younger is heading straight towards Chan, talking very casually about the downright dirty choreography he just performed. Though as the omega comes closer Chan suddenly starts to understand that his intention is to go and sit on Chan's lap.

In a matter of seconds he sees his life flashing before his eyes.

"Wait.. Minho no!"

He tries to prevent Minho from sitting down, holding out his hands as the omega tries to move the alpha's legs but Chan is not letting him.

"Hyung" Minho whines, not sounding too happy with getting denied his cuddles. He finally just chooses to drop himself in between the small space of Chan's pulled up legs and chest, punching the air out of alpha's lungs and forcing him to actually put his legs down. Chan's hands move up, grabbing the younger's waist in an attempt to move him slightly backwards but it's no use. Minho freezes, looking at Chan with wide eyes.

The room turns completely silent for a while.

"Hyung" he says, tentative, as he shuffles backwards so he's no longer sitting directly upon the other's crotch. Chan releases his grip on Minho's waist.

"Did you get hard while... watching me dance?"

Chan groans, knowing there is no coming back from this one. Guilt and shame are holding down every part of him.

"Fuck I'm so sorry! I really didn't mean for it to happen but then you danced like.. like that and I just"

There falls another silence.

"Danced like what hyung?" Minho asks as Chan can't seem to finish his sentence, "you mean sensually? You got like this from watching me dance to your own dirty song?"

Chan doesn't look at Minho, instead he peers across his shoulder to the white painted wall of the dance studio, quite sure that the heat of his blush has now reached down to his neck and chest.

"I- yeah.. I really didn't mean for it to happen I'm so sorry. I guess it's better if I just.. go"

He tries to nudge Minho slightly, asking him silently to move away from his lap so he can get up.

Minho sighs irritated, muttering something about Chan being an oblivious idiot before he grinds down, hard. Chan gasps, hands reaching for the man's waist again, eyes snapping upwards to catch Minho's. He's... confused.

The omega is smirking, a dangerous glint in his eyes before he does it again, ripping an involuntary moan out of the alpha. His knuckles turn white from the force he's using to hold onto the omega's waist, pleasure shooting through him like electricity.

"And here I was, thinking you weren't attracted to me" Minho laughs, hips not stopping their movements.

"I.. what the fuck Min. How could you think I was not-"

He groans when Minho puts more pressure behind his movements, seemingly enjoying Chan's reactions. The alpha knows he's going to come embarrassingly fast if the omega keeps doing this, all because it's Minho.

"Because I've been trying to get your attention hyung, but it never seemed to work"

Chan shakes his head in disbelieve.

"You've been messing with my head a lot Min"

Minho's eyes grow even darker at that. He watches the omega lick his lips, making them glisten in the room's bright lightening and Chan can't help himself anymore. He wraps one of his hands around Minho's nape, pulling him in so he can capture the omega's lips, ready to devour him. The omega let's out a surprised sound but opens up easily, letting Chan ravage his mouth as his hips start to falter, losing focus. Warm tongues meet in the middle and fuck, he imagined kissing Minho many times but nothing comes close to the real thing.

Minho, apparently too overwhelmed with the desperate way Chan is kissing him, stops moving completely. Chan places both of his feet on the ground, bucking his hips upwards, into Minho's heat. The younger stutters a high pitched moan into his mouth, causing Chan to respond with a groan of his own, arousal licking like a burning flame inside of his stomach, hot and heavy.

Fuck, the younger sounds so beautiful.

He really can't believe this is happening. He can't believe he has Minho on him right now, all pliant and willing. Minho's lips are incredibly soft as Chan just takes and takes, feeling the omega writhe in his hold, soft gasps hitting his lips once in a while.

After some time the omega pulls back, panting as he stares right into the alpha's eyes. His pupils are blown, chest heaving with every breath he takes and Chan can't believe he got Minho to look like that.

"Damn hyung" Minho gasps, hands on either side of Chan's neck. He moves one of his hands up, until it's cradling the side of his face, slowly rubbing his thumb across Chan's lower lip.

"I've been wanting to kiss you for a long time" Chan mutters. The omega studies him for a while and he must understand the desperate look in the alpha's eyes because he slowly bares his neck, pale white skin looking incredibly inviting.

Chan is quick to latch on, sucking and biting on the skin until it turns red. Minho takes ahold of his upper arms and Chan loves the feeling of the omega's nails, digging into the material of the long sleeved hoodie he is wearing as it only adds more fuel to the fire, housed inside of him. Fuck if only he wasn't wearing sleeves right now.

"We- ah hyung. We shouldn't leave marks " Minho pants as he starts to move his hips again

Chan can't help but growl at that, biting down hard right on the skin below his collarbone. He feels Minho's hips stutter, whining at the sting.

"It's kinda too late for that now" he rasps out, looking at the dark spots that will surely turn into hickeys, before trailing his kisses back up the other's neck. He takes his time, kissing and licking the warm skin, marking it simultaneously with his scent and teeth while the younger squirms, breathing heavily.

At some point the omega starts to become impatient and he moves one of his hands upward until it's in the back of Chan's hair, pulling at it so the so the alpha is forced to look up. Minho mumbles something about needing Chan to kiss him again and so he does, not wanting to deny the omega anything. He gets rewarded with another moan as he sucks on the omega's bottom lip before diving straight back into his warmth.

He faintly starts to register that maybe they shouldn't do this here, in the middle of the dancing studio where someone could just walk in. They wouldn't have a reason to, as Minho had booked the studio for the whole afternoon, but their friends have a habit of visiting their work places unannounced.

And maybe he should find out about Minho's intentions before they move this any further. But when he pulls back so he can try to formulate any kind of sentence, the omega moves towards his neck, nose and cheek rubbing against him. All coherent thoughts leave his mind.

Minho is scenting him..

The smell of caramelized apples invades his senses, the scent attaching itself onto his skin, mixing with his own amber one.

"Hyung" Minho whines into the hollow of his neck, "I love your scent so fucking much"

Chan groans, hitting his head against the mirror so he can stare up at the ceiling in pure agony. He hears Minho giggle before the omega's lips find his pulse point, right below his ear, and sucks. Chan tightens his grip, a soft growl leaving his lips as a warning but the omega ignores it, soothing the sting by pressing his tongue against it.

Of course Minho would mark him back. Would mark an alpha.

Chan can't think straight as he gets closer and closer towards the edge, the omega's hips too sinful for his own good. They are both moaning as Chan tries to meet his movements with just as much enthusiasm.

"Hyung are you close?"

Minho whispers in his ear, lips ghosting against the shell. He's still holding the younger waist in a firm grip and he's sure he's going to leave bruises. His alpha purrs happily at that.

Chan nods his head, unable to form any words when suddenly all of the stimulations stop. He whimpers loudly, not even ashamed with the way he got all wound up, needing the release before he grows completely mad. It's painful how hard he is inside of his pants.

"Minho" he hisses, jerking his hips, trying to get back some friction but the omega just laughs, sitting up on his knees.

"You're so desperate hyung."

"And whose fault is that?" he breathes. Minho just smiles before moving out of his lap. Chan can't help but panic slightly, reaching out to keep the omega from leaving.

"Don't worry hyung, I just don't want you to come before I even get my hands on you" he says, coaxing the alpha to lay down, sideways along the mirror.

"Fuck you're going to be the dead of me" Chan mutters, desire flooding his system as Minho straddles his lap again. He concludes right then and there that he loves the sight of having the omega on top. Minho bends down and kisses him softly as if to apologize for edging him but his scent shows him the omega isn't sorry at all. Damn he knew Minho would be a tease but he's never been as painfully hard as he is right at this moment.

And he loves the kisses. He wouldn't mind it if Minho kissed him like this forever but he's going to combust if the gorgeous man on top of him doesn't start touching him right now.

"Minho" he growls, chest rumbling.

"Ah so impatient" Minho laughs. Chan can feel the smile on Minho's lips as the omega kisses him one last time before pulling back. But instead of doing what Chan needs him to do, he moves to push Chan's hoodie until it's bunched up right underneath his collarbones and arms.

"Fuck you're so hot" Minho sighs, pushing his warm hands against the alpha's skin. Chan feels himself shivering, the omega's eyes dark as he roams his hands across the expanse of the alpha's chest. He squeezes his pecs before trailing them downwards, across his abdomen until they halt right at the top of his pants, hooking his finger across the waistband. He looks at Chan, silently asking if he can continue.

The alpha hides his burning face in the crook of his elbow before nodding his head. He hears Minho giggle.

"Are you blushing because I called you hot?"

Chan wants to bite back a response at the teasing lilt in the omega's voice but before he can, Minho pulls the waistband of his pants and boxers down and wraps his hand around the alpha's pulsing cock.

Chan whines, moving his arm so he can push it against his mouth instead, biting down to muffle all of his embarrassing noises as Minho starts to jerk him off. Chan's other hand reaches out to hold onto the omega, needing him closer. He pulls but Minho doesn't budge, the omega's eyes fixated on the man beneath him. It's like he's studying Chan's every move, every reaction and it makes the alpha feel like he's been stripped down, completely bare underneath the omega's gaze.

"Stop looking" he grunts, reaching out to block the omega's sight but Minho just laughs, pushing his hand away and tightening his hold around the alpha's cock, effectively distracting Chan as he moans loudly, no arm to muffle the sound.

"It would be a waste not to look when you're so pretty like this hyung" he sighs, bending down until he's hovering over him, "look in the mirror"

Chan totally forgot about the mirror next to them. He does as told, moving his head to the right so he can see what Minho's getting at. Hot shame fills his whole body when he sees himself, looking completely fucked out already. His lips are red and swollen. There's a red flush across his cheeks, stretching down to his neck and chest, where his hoodie is still pushed up to show off his torso. He's breathing hard, the muscles of his abdomen twitching as Minho thumbs at his slit and fuck, just the sight of Minho's hand wrapped around him has him almost coming right on the spot.

"Shit" he grunts, hips bucking forward as Minho literally makes him fall apart with his hands. He moves his hand back to muffle all of the obscene sounds coming from his throat but Minho is faster, pinning it next to his head.

"Let me hear you" he growls before he kisses him again, giving Chan the opportunity to finally push his free hand underneath the dancers shirt, nails digging into the omega's back as he pulls him closer.

Minho starts stroking him faster, the alpha's pre-cum making the slide easier. He feels himself getting closer, whining when Minho pulls away from their kiss so he can look into the alpha's eyes.

He tries to say Minho's name, tries to tell him he's really close but all that comes out of him is a groan, but Minho understands and tightens his grip. He bends down, lips grazing his ear as he asks Chan to 'come for him' and that's all it takes to send him over the edge. Chan feels his body tensing up as he arches his back, spilling cum all over Minho's hand, moaning into the omega's mouth as he starts kissing Chan again.

Minho works him through it, his hand slowing down its movement but not stopping completely. His mouth is busy, sucking and biting on Chan's lips but when the alpha can't keep up anymore, whimpering through his orgasm, he starts to trail open mouthed kisses down the alpha's neck. He sucks another hickey into Chan's skin but the elder can't bring himself to reprimand the omega for it and just lets him do as he pleases.

"You okay hyung?" Minho mumbles once he's done, nosing along his neck and letting out pheromones to help him calm down. Chan nods his head, still too overwhelmed to speak. He can't believe he got this aroused from only a hand job, but who is he kidding. It's fucking Lee Minho who's doing this to him.

"Min" he sighs, grabbing the other's wrist to stop his movements, starting to feel overstimulated. Minho let's go, only to wipe his hand clean across the alpha's trousers.

"You're disgusting" he sighs, nudging Minho until the omega moves back up so he can kiss him. Minho smiles into the kiss, not even denying the claim.

They stay like this for a while, Chan still basking in the afterglow of his orgasm. The floor starts to become cold against his back so he goes to pull his hoodie back down but Minho snatches his wrist, whining a "don't" before moving his hand to roam across the alpha's abs. Chan can't help but laugh at that. Still he gives in, letting Minho do what he wants.

"What about you though?" He says between kisses, knowing the omega is still hard inside his pants. When the omega doesn't respond he pushes one of his legs up until it brushes against the omega's crotch, making Minho whine into his mouth.

Chan doesn't let Minho stop kissing him once the omega starts riding his thigh. He's desperate, grinding down in quick movements, chasing after his own climax. Their kiss grows messy as Minho starts to run out of breath but Chan feels selfish and doesn't let the omega pull back, already addicted to the man's lips.

Chan pushes one of his hands underneath the front of the omega's shirt, loving the feeling of Minho's muscles clenching underneath his fingertips as the omega works himself closer and closer towards his orgasm. Chan's hand moves upwards running his nails across the other's skin before he accidentally runs them across the younger's nipple, causing the omega to grunt, body twitching slightly away from him.

Chan smirks into the kiss before digging his nail harder into the man's nipple. Minho's breath hitches, followed by a whimper before he grabs Chan's arm, making him release the pressure on the now sore bud.

"You're a fucking menace" he gasps, biting down on Chan's bottom lip, hard.

Chan guesses he deserved that.

He moves his leg up higher to make it easier for Minho, his mouth swallowing down all of the other's noises, sucking on his tongue like he had come to know the omega loves. Minho shudders in his arm, hips faltering as his legs are probably starting to grow tired. Chan doesn't think twice before he easily switches their positions, putting the omega underneath him. Minho looks at him wide eyed, pupils blown.

"I might just discovered my muscle kink" he announces, making Chan snort. He lowers himself so Minho can wrap his arms around his neck. Their chests pressed together.

"I'd be happy to indulge you on that one" he smiles, hand coming down to rub over Minho's clothed dick. The arms around his neck tighten and soon enough Minho is a whimpering mess, clinging onto Chan as he arches his back in pleasure. Chan keeps going, completely distracted by the man's beautiful noises and it doesn't take long before Minho is gasping Chan's name.

Chan can't believe how hot Minho looks, limbs trembling as he comes in his pants. The alpha curses loudly as he watches the omega come down from his high, eyes closed and chest heaving up and down as he tries to gather his breath. It takes a while for Minho to stop trembling and Chan would have soothed him with kisses and touches of he wasn't too enchanted by the way Minho looked as he orgasmed. After a while the omega opens his eyes, blinking against the harsh lighting until he finds Chan. The alpha is still staring at him, causing Minho to roll his eyes.

"Take a picture it might last longer.”

"Min" Chan whines, pouting as he kisses Minho's lips, once, twice before pulling back.

"I didn't even get to touch your dick."

Minho laughs, all airy and fucked out before grabbing Chan by the color of his shirt that had started to fall down again, only a sliver of abdomen still visible. The alpha follows easily, humming contently into the soft kiss Minho presses onto his lips, the omega slowly coaxing him to deepen it. One of Chan's hands find their way to the other's stomach, slipping it under his shirt so he can soothingly rub circles into the skin.

"It's your fault for making me too horny though." Minho says as he pulls back so he can look at the alpha, "You really don't know how good you look, falling apart like that"

"Shut up" Chan whines, hiding his face in the crook of Minho's neck. Through the embarrassment he still finds a part of himself preening at the compliment, proud he could get Minho riled up like that. They stay like that, trying to catch their breath. At one point Chan moves to lay on his side so he doesn't put his weight on the omega but he doesn't let go of the other.

He knows they should go and clean themselves up before someone walks in on them like this but he doesn't want to. As he slowly comes back to his senses he starts to freak out a little, scared that this might not mean as much to Minho as it does to him. And so staying here, inside this bubble they have created seems safer.

''Help me up hyung. I have spare clothes in my locker, we should clean up.''

Chan sighs but does as told.

Sneaking off towards the lockers is scary but luckily enough they don't encounter any other students. Minho pushes some clothes into his hands and a 2 in 1 shampoo bottle before ushering him to go into the changing rooms designated for the alpha's that follow the dancing programs. Just before he enters Minho whispers at him to wait at the door after he's done. Chan nods before making his way into the changing room.

He quickly jumps into the showers that are there, scrubbing himself clean. He tries not to get too caught up into his head, knowing he shouldn't come to conclusions before he has talked to Minho but however hard he tries, the thoughts still come.

He had always been so sure that an omega like Minho would never show any interest in him. At first Minho even used to despise him. And he knows the man said he had tried to catch the alpha's attention for a while now but what if it was only for this? Something sexual and nothing more? He wouldn't be surprised.

He groans while pulling at his hair, trying to stop himself for spiraling down even further. He knows it's not healthy to do so. But fuck he can't really believe this really just happened. Maybe he really did grow crazy and maybe he just imagined the whole experience. But then he washes his neck and winces slightly as he presses against an hickey and yea... Minho really had marked him. It saddens him that the omega's scent will be washed off but there's nothing he can do about it now.

After he's done he walks out of the showers and grabs the towel Minho had also given him together with the clothes. He towels himself dry before moving onto dressing himself up. Minho had given him some black joggers that are little loose around his thighs. He had also given him a dark red t-shirt which is a little tight but probably still fits. Just as he's about to pull the t-shirt over his head the door of the changing room opens and someone walks in.

''Chan oppa?''

He quickly turns around.

''Yeji?''

The girl looks shocked.

''What the hell are you doing here?''

'Well ehm.. you see'' he starts, not knowing for the love of him where he's going with that sentence or how he can talk himself out of this one. He apparently doesn't need to cause soon enough her gaze falls onto his neck, her eyes widening even more.

''Did you just hook up with someone?!'' she yells, quickly walking over to him so she can get a better look. He shushes her, asking her if she can please stop screaming. Her hands reach out to touch his neck but he pushes her away, embarrassed.

''Oh my god this is pure gold. With who?''

Chan rolls his eyes.

'' With none of you business'' he replies before turning back around so he can put on the shirt. This time he's glad the clothes don't smell like Minho because other ways Yeji would have connected the dots in no time seeing how close she is with the omega.

''Guess I'll have to find out myself'' she shrugs, sounding way too smug as she walks over to another bench and starts putting on her dancing clothes. Chan quickly finishes up, scared that Yeji will start interrogating him again or will find something she can use to blackmail the truth out of him. He will die if that happens.

After he's done he wraps his dirty clothes into the towel he had used to dry off and pushes it inside of his schoolbag. He quickly mutters a 'bye' to Yeji before walking out of the room. He doesn't go much further though, leaning against the wall to wait since Minho had asked him to do that.

Without Yeji to distract him and stress him the fuck out he can't do much but delf back into his thoughts. And they aren’t very pretty. He thought he had actually worked on his self-worth quite well but this situation seems to dig his former self-deprecating thoughts back out of the depths of his mind, carrying them to the forefront again.

He tries to calm himself, focusing on taking deep breaths and slowly pushing them out. He hears a door to his left open. His neck almost snaps with how fast he turns to look, Minho now walking towards him, his clothes similar to what Chan is wearing but instead of a dark red t-shirt he's wearing a dark blue one. He looks... nervous too.

Chan doesn't really know what to do or how to handle the situation. Are they going to pretend like nothing happened or do they need to have a serious conversation about this so Minho can tell him it was just a spur in the moment thing and that it doesn’t really mean anything to him.

The alpha's heart is racing as he pushes himself from the wall so he's standing upright again, Minho coming closer and closer. He wipes his hands across the joggers he's wearing, them having already grown clammy. Shit he's freaking out.

Minho reaches him soon enough, a smile across his lips as he slips his hand into Chan's.

Oh...

Minho is holding his hand…

''I see you're giving my shirt a hard time'' he laughs.

Chan looks down at where the material is stretching across his chest, blinking a couple of times. His heart is still racing but now his stomach is also feeling kind of funny. He tightens his hold around the other's fingers.

''It's a good thing I love oversized clothing cause it's definitely not going to fit me like it used to.''

Chan smiles apologetically at that.

''You can always wash it a little too hot''

Minho laughs at that, softly punching his shoulder. He's still not letting go of Chan's hand and okay.. that feels really nice.

''Or you can just give me one of your own t-shirts'' Minho says, coming a little closer until their chests are almost touching, ''I think that would be a fair exchange''

Chan snorts slightly, ''Like those wouldn't be too big on you''

''You're right.. I guess you'll just have to give me your hoodies then. Oversized hoodies are a in right now you know.''

Chan rolls his eyes, pulling Minho even closer until they are actually touching. The omega's eyes fall onto his lips for just a split second but it's enough for butterflies to erupt inside of Chan's chest. ''Already thinking about stealing my clothes I see.''

''Not just thinking. I've definitely already started stealing them'' he grins, breath ghosting over Chan's lips. ''That hoodie you gave my after watching Moana is still at my home''

P

''Hmm.. so I guess it's me that needs repayment somehow''

He lifts his free hand and rests it on Minho's waist, rubbing his thumb across the omega's side. The omega melts into him even more, smile growing bigger.

''I guess you do.''

Chan finally closes the gap. The omega sighs, relaxing in the alpha's hold as kisses him back. It starts with closed mouthed kisses, pressing their lips together and just enjoying the intimacy of it. Though when Minho swipes his tongue across the alpha's bottom lip, somehow shy again, he opens up quick, giving Minho the opportunity to deepen it.

Not long after Minho pulls back though, seeing that they are still in a public place. He smiles at the alpha before running one of his hands through Chan's hair that started to dry already.

''I love your hair like this, all curly'' he sighs. Chan can't help but feel his cheeks color slightly with the compliment. He's just about to respond when the door behind them opens, startling them. They both jump away from each other as they turn towards who is walking out of the door.

''Hey Minnie oppa!'' Yeji smiles, seemingly surprised to see him here as she walks towards him, arms already spread open wide, asking for a hug from the other. Minho rolls his eyes but still lets her do as she pleases. The other alpha is now dressed up in her dancing clothes.

''Minnie, did you know Chan oppa just hooked up with someone in here? I never suspected him to be into mirror-''

She abruptly stops as she pulls back, her eyes fixated on Minho's neck. The omega looks back at her with apple red cheeks and Chan would have been perplexed with seeing the omega blush this much for the first time if he didn't feel so mortified himself.

''Oh my god..'' she breathes, her eyes going from Minho to Chan before going back to Minho again and staying there. She whistles, impressed.

''Who would have thought''

Minho fixes her with a deathly stare but that does not withhold her from smirking at the two of them, eyes sparkling with mirth.

''Don't you dare say anything'' he hisses, pulling her out of the way of some other students who pass them. She stumbles a little but keeps the smirk steady on her face and Chan is honestly surprised that she isn't scared right now, knowing what the omega can do.

''I won't. Now don't let me hold up you two lovebirds any more than I already have.''

Minho just rolls his eyes, already looking completely done with her. Yeji kisses his cheek.

''Don't forget I love you, use protection and remind me to never touch any of the mirrors at the studio's ever again''

''We didn't-!'' Minho starts but soon shuts up when some more students walk into the hall, definitely in hearing range of their conversation. Ryujin seems to be inside the bunch of students that are coming their way. She waves at both Minho and Chan as she walks past while also grabbing Yeji by the back of her shirt and dragging her with them as they apparently have a dance lesson to follow just about now. Minho still yells at her that all the mirrors are clean as she gets dragged away to which she replies a ''yea sure''

Minho groans before turning around so he can look at Chan, looking a little defeated.

''She's so going to spill all our dirty secrets to Ryujin''

Chan sighs while nodding, ''yea we are never living this one down''

Soon enough Minho starts giggling, making Chan break out a grin too. The omega slips his hand back into Chan's and the alpha's heart is still not used to it as it skips a beat.

''Do you have any more plans for today?'' Minho asks as he starts walking, pulling Chan with him.

''I don't know. I've heard there is this new ice cream parlor close by. We could visit that if you want? I mean only if you also don't have any plans of course.''

Minho turns to look at him, completely missing the students that walk past them whose eyes are laser focused on Chan's and Minho's intertwined hands.

''Oh my god. Write it in the papers. Bang Chan is finally asking me on a date.''

Chan whines while pushing him away though their locked hand keep Minho from going too far.

''Who says it's a date'' he grumbles.

''It better be because boy will I be disappointed with you if it's not.''

Chan laughs at that and agrees easily. He still feels like he's not completely understanding that this is really happening right now. He can't yet wrap his head around the fact that Minho most probably also feels something for him. Though thinking about too deeply will definitely ruin the easy atmosphere they have going on and so he doesn't think about it at al. There will be a better time to just.. think about it. Talk about it.

All he knows for now is that Minho is really holding his hand while walking through the building, not even caring that his classmates and friends might see it. No, the omega looks a little proud even but Chan decides not to read too much it that.

All he knows is that it's feeling right. And that's all he needs for now.

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''Wait..'' Minho says. He's holding his vanilla ice cream in one hand while the other is holding Chan's phone. They are sitting outside the ice cream parlor on one of the benches, Minho's legs thrown over Chan's, making him almost sit on the alpha's lap. The sun is shining directly upon them so they are both wearing sunglasses, making the whole image complete.

''What is plan KCOOMP?''

Chan groans as he reaches out so he can pluck the phone out of Minho's hands but the younger is faster, keeping it out of Chan's reach.

''Are you reading our 3racha's group chat?'' he questions. Minho doesn't reply anymore. He's totally absorbed by what he's reading on Chan's phone. After a minute or so he orders Chan to hold his ice cream so he can type something on the alpha's phone, giggling while he sends it. Afterwards he lifts up the phone, silently motioning for Chan to come closer so he can take a selfie of the both of them, smiling up at the camera. Chan holds up both of their ice creams so they will be visible on the picture. Minho throws in a peace sign.

Chan smiles for the picture though his intuition is telling him Minho has definitely something up his sleeve with all of this.

After the picture is taken he takes back his ice cream and gives Chan his phone back.

''What did you do?'' he asks, pushing it into the pocket of Minho's joggers he's currently still wearing. Minho just shrugs, his lips pulled into a smirk.

''Just told them that my plan that’s called GMICP succeeded''

''GMICP?''

Minho grins at him, ''Get Minho Into Chan's Pants. I clarified the meaning so don't worry, they'll understand''

Chan's eyes widen, looking at the omega in shock, making him laugh even louder.

''Don't look like that'' Minho laughs, leaning in to press their lips together shortly. The taste of vanilla lingers as he pulls back, smiling brightly, ''it serves them right for interfering. They made this much harder than it needed to be''

Chan's shakes his head but he can't help but laugh. He's definitely going to have his hands full with the omega, he's sure of it.

He doesn't care too much about it right now though, even though he'll probably have a lot explaining to do in the 3racha app after this. His phone is already starting to buzz with text messages. But instead of focusing on that he just reaches out to hold Minho's chin, pushing his head up a little so he can kiss him again, this time not letting Minho pull back so quickly. He feels Minho's smile pressed against his lips though he soon enough starts kissing him back.

It's sugary, sweet and a little sticky. Chan loves it.

''Our ice cream is going to melt'' Minho giggles in between their kisses.

''Hmm'' Chan mutters, pulling him back, ''your lips are tastier though''

Minho screeches, pushing the alpha away from with bright red cheeks while telling him to stop being so cheesy. Chan his mouth reeks are hurting from smiling so much.

''I can't believe you just said that'' he sighs while focusing his attention on his ice cream. Some have melted down his fingers and for his own sanity Chan looks away once Minho stars licking them clean.

''You better believe it. I have a lot more where that came from.''

Minho groans loudly at that.

''Can I still withdraw from this date or is too late for that?''

'''Definitely too late''

Minho sighs, rolling his eyes as if he's annoyed but his smile definitely tells the alpha other ways. He holds out his hand again and Chan easily accepts it, slothing their fingers together. He had never imagined he would go on a date with the omega but if he did imagine one, it would have looked a lot like this one. Sugary sweet, a little sticky and a lot perfect. 

Chapter Text

So, Chan is back at the ice cream parlor, it's almost nine o'clock, the shop will close in about ten minutes and the poor girl behind the counter looks like she would like to kill the three of them since they are most definitely causing her to work extra hours.

Jisung doesn't seem to mind at all as he happily licks at his strawberry and lemon-flavored ice cream, topped off with sprinkles and some lemon mousse. Changbin does have the decency to look a little flustered while scooping some of his mint chocolate ice cream onto a little plastic spoon before stuffing it in his mouth.

After Minho had put in the 3racha group chat that he had 'gotten into Chan's pants' Changbin had been flabbergasted and had started to ask million questions before also coming out with the threats of ending Chan's life if he would ever hurt Minho before the poor alpha got the opportunity to respond. Jisung on the other hand seemed more upset with the fact that Chan had gone to the new ice cream parlor without him, aka the reason why they are there now. Chan couldn't handle an even more upset Jisung as he still hadn't forgiven him for his and Changbin's swimming date and so he had picked them up to go and visit the shop.

Another two people walk into the ice cream parlor two minutes before closing time and the worker's eyes almost disappear into the back of her skull when she rolls them in annoyance. Chan can't blame her for her reaction but at least he, Jisung and Changbin aren't the only ones making her stay late now.

''This ice cream is the best. I'll definitely take Felix here someday'' Jisung sighs happily.

Changbin snorts.

''Don't forget to ask Seungmin and Jeongin to join or Felix might think that it's an actual date.''

Jisung kicks him from underneath the table before also trying to kick Chan as the other alpha had started to laugh. Except he misses and accidentally hits the leg of the table making Chan's iced coffee (caramel flavored) wobble very dangerously. He saves it just in time. The worker, however, is not amused.

''She looks like she's two seconds from throwing that ice cream scooper at your head'' Changbin muses, nodding in her direction.

''If she throws it I'll duck so hopefully it will hit that crooked nose of yours, it might knock it up straight''

''Alright but be serious for once'' Changbin says, ignoring Jisung's insult as he sits up a little straighter, ''when are you going to make a move? It's not like I've had much hope in you but seeing that Minho and Chan got together before you and Felix makes it even more pathetic you know''

Chan sighs and tunes out their little squabble that follows. He picks up his phone, noticing a message from Minho. His heart beats a little funny after spotting the notification.

ℒℴѵℯ❤ Minho ℒℴѵℯ❤

Minho: 'So is Sungie still mad or did the emergency trip to the parlor work?'

Chan: 'Not sure yet. couple of seconds ago he tried to destroy public property and my iced coffee. Right now he's strangling Changbin with a cord that should be wrapped around the napkins. the girl behind the counter might beat their heads in with a scooper any minute now.

Minho: 'Doesn't sound too bad. tell me if I need to call 911'

Chan: 'will do <3'

Minho: '<3"

''Ewh you two are sending hearts already? That's gross''

Chan almost jumps out of the chair he's sitting in, knocking his knee against the table. His ice coffee is safely in his hands this time but Changbin's ice tray bounces almost straight into the alpha's lap.

''Holy shit you scared me'' Chan heaves as he pushes his hand against his chest, causing him to feel his rapid heartbeat. Jisung just shrugs as he walks away from where he had been hovering over Chan's shoulder and sits back down in his seat.

''I still can't believe it. Minho has never shown any interest in alphas. I actually started wondering if he might be into omegas or something'' Jisung says, ''I'm also a little mad he never told me about his crush''

Changbin hums while grabbing some napkins. While catching his ice cream he had accidentally smeared some across his fingers.

''Apparently Hyunjin knew though. I guess he didn't tell us cause we are close with hyung.''

''And no offence but you are quite loose lipped'' Chan adds, trying to defend Minho so the omega doesn't have to endure Jisung's sulking.

''Just say stupid hyung'' Changbin finishes. Jisung glares at him.

''Well still, he's my best friend. He should have at least told me he had a crush''

''I guess there is some truth in that'' Changbin agrees. He shoves Jisung's ice cream closer towards him, the beta having forgotten it with all the events from the past couple of minutes. He quickly starts eating the now slightly melted ice cream again.

''I do hope you know what you're getting into though hyung'' Jisung says as he looks at Chan. ''Minho can be a lot''

Chan wonders if Jisung knows how much that statement applies for him too. He understands why Jisung and Minho are seen as platonic soulmates.

''Well if Minho's hand jobs keep being this good I guess Chan will not want to let him go. He's still looking a bit out of it to be honest'' Changbin says while pretending to observe Chan a little closer, a smirk covering his lips.

It takes a couple of seconds before the sentence lands and when it does Chan gapes at the alpha, his cheeks rapidly turning a bright red. He lunges, hitting the other hard while hissing that he told them about that in confidence. Jisung starts laughing loudly.

''Abuse!'' Changbin yells while clutching his shoulder with his hand, completely acting like Chan's slap wasn't totally warranted.

''It was just a heat in the moment thing alright''

''Yeah I can't believe you two just did that inside of a practice room. That's a little kinky'' Jisung says while still giggling softly.

Changbin pretends to cough but Chan most definitely hears him say 'voyeurism kink' under his breath. Jisung gives him a strange look.

''Isn't that your kink? Hyunjin once told me that you two asked-''

It's surprising how fast Changbin is able to push is own ice cream into Jisung's mouth to make the beta shut up. The poor beta grimaces as the flavor of mint chocolate hits his tongue.

''That was a joke'' the alpha hisses, his ears already on fire. This time it's Chan who is laughing loudly.

''Oh my god please tell me more''

''There is nothing to tell'' Changbin says while Jisung starts to scrub at his tongue with a napkin which seems to also taste quite bad if the look of pure disgust on his face is something to go by.

''That's why they call you loose lipped. And by the way, I still think you are the kinkiest out of all of us'' Changbin mutters grumpily.

The beta whole heartedly nods his head. ''Definitely. Whips and all'

''Ehm.. I'm sorry to disrupt but we are closing in a couple of minutes''

The three of them almost snap their necks as they look up. The girl that had been standing behind the counter is now standing next to their table, looking quite distraught, definitely not having caught up on Jisung's sarcasm. They all nod their head and she quickly makes her way back over to the other guests.

''Oh my god. I can never return to this ice cream parlor ever again. I'm mortified'' Jisung groans pathetically while hiding behind his hands. Chan can't help but to start wheezing, closely followed by Changbin and eventually Jisung himself. After another look from the worker they try to hold it in. They quickly finish the last of their ice creams and ice coffee before heading out of the shop, all while avoiding eye contact so they don't start laughing again.

They make it a couple meters down the road before the sight of Jisung's watery eyes from holding back throws them into another fit of giggles. He guesses they will really have to avoid that parlor for a week or so.

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''Remember when you ran me over when you just got to our school?'' Minho asks. He's currently laying on Chan's bed while reading one of his study books. Chan had been sitting at his desk, currently working on one of his songs that he will need for a project. They've both been very busy after their first ice cream date. They did go and get some coffee the other day but other than that they haven't had much time together and so Minho decided they should go on a study date.

''Yeah I felt so bad'' Chan sighs. He hears Minho giggle.

''I mostly remember me being very annoyed at yet another alpha trying to knock me out. And also because instead of my omega being angry with me it just freaked out about some hefty biceps''

''So you're admitting you only like me for my body''

''Most definitely'

That makes the alpha snort. He turns around in his office chair so he can look at the omega.

''Where did you get that from?'' he asks, eyeing the strawberry milk Minho is currently sipping from. He knows for a fact that he and his roommate don't have drinks like that in their fridge.

''Sungie got it for me'' he shrugs, ''I think he's feeling threatened cause he's been pampering me with gifts which I don't mind of course, but the forced cuddles are a little much''

''Wait'' Chan says, raising one of his eyebrows, ''why is he feeling threatened?''

''He thinks you might replace his role as my soulmate''

''But that's impossible''

''Well yeah but don't tell him that just yet'' Minho yawns, not even looking up from the pages he's reading, ''I think he's about to buy me that necklace I showed you''

Chan shakes his head in disbelieve and grabs the strawberry milk as Minho holds it out for him to take a sip. It's one of the more expensive brands too he notices.

''If he ever gets together with Felix I'll have to step up my game too though. Might actually have to threaten Lixie a little''

''You wouldn't'' Chan laughs. He finishes the drink which causes Minho to glare at him. He smirks while holding out the now empty carton. The omega just shakes his head before turning back to his study book.

''Yeah he's too cute to be threatened''

Chan laughs as he puts the carton on his desk before walking over to the bed and throwing himself on it so he can see what Minho is reading. The omega quickly closes the book but the phone, that's now crushed between the pages, makes it bulge weirdly. Chan gapes at him.

''You were on your phone!''

Minho tries to shush him while shaking his head, but the big smile on his face definitely makes him look guilty. Chan struggles a little to get the book out of Minho's hands but he finally manages to steal it and take the phone out of its hiding place.

''You've been texting Hyunjin for the last fifteen minutes'' he gasps. Minho just laughs while grabbing his phone out of Chan's hands before rolling onto his back. Soon enough he's typing again.

''Jinnie doesn't believe we're studying''

''Well you were not. I was actually doing my homework''

''Kinda wish you were doing me though'' Minho sighs

Chan can feel his head and neck heating up and when Minho looks up at the prolonged silence and notices his fierce blushing he starts to laugh out loud. Chan grabs one of his pillows so he can smack the omega with it making the other laugh even louder. He then resorts to hiding his face in the pillow so Minho can't see him blush anymore.

''I was kidding babe'' Minho says once he manages to calm down, only giggling slightly. He tries to softly pull the pillow away from Chan's face but the alpha doesn't let him.

''I told Hyunjin that we aren't like him and don't do it on the third date. Hyunjin says it's probably because there are no wall mirrors in your room''

Chan groans pathetically before he lowers to pillow so he can look at Minho's smug face and aim his next hit. The pillow smacks him right in the face causing him to splutter and his phone to fall. He blocks the next hit with his hands and he grabs the pillow, tugging at it.

The alpha isn't going to give in so easily though and he climbs on top, now pushing the pillow into Minho's face. The omega starts to yell that it's a murder attempt before pulling at the pillow with a lot of strength. Chan hadn't expected it and almost falls forwards as Minho stretches his arms until he holds the pillow above his head. He's now fully towering over the omega and he's lucky his cheeks were already red from before and from the effort it took to assault Minho with the pillow because other ways Minho would have a field trip with the amount he's blushing. He's about to quickly pull back, out of their 'promiscuous' position but Minho is faster, wrapping his arms around the alpha's neck, pulling him down.

Chan catches himself just in time, now leaning on his elbows that are resting besides Minho's head.

''I'm definitely not against kissing on the third date though'' Minho murmurs. He pulls him down even further but just before their lips are about to meet, Chan turns his face, the omega's lips landing on his cheek. When he turns back to look he's seeing a Minho who looks very offended.

Chan can't help but laugh, pushing his face closer to Minho's neck, scenting him. The omega turns pliant, raising his head a little so the alpha has more room, humming in satisfaction. His amber scent mixing with Minho's sugary one has his wolf preening once again. The omega relaxes into the sheets as soon enough the scenting turns into kisses on soft skin until Chan is slowly dragging his lips up to Minho's ear, sucking on the skin behind it. He hears the omega's breath hitch in the silence of the room.

He soothes the burn with his tongue before moving downwards along the man's jawline, taking his sweet, sweet time. He feels the moment Minho turns his head, definitely knowing his intentions but instead he moves to the other, now exposed, side of his neck.

''Hyung'' he whispers, sounding breathless already. He feels Minho's hands move to his hair, tugging as he wants the alpha to kiss him already. Chan doesn't budge and instead bites down on his neck, growling softly. The omega whines but still let’s go, letting the alpha be in control. Chan continues his scenting and kissing, moving Minho's shirt off his shoulder as it gets in the way, feeling safe enough to leave hickeys there since he knows Minho can cover those up when he has dance practice. The boy squirms underneath him.

''Hyung'' Minho sighs again, his hand coming back up to just softly rub his fingers through the soft locks. Chan finally turns back so he can look at Minho, not having expected the drowsy look on his face. His cheeks are a soft pink and his eyes a little glazed over. He's not in subspace but he's closer than Chan had expected the omega to be.

''Yes baby'' he asks, moving down to softly peck his lips once, twice. The omega pouts, trying to pull him back again but Chan doesn't let him. ''Tell me''

''You know what I want''

Chan can't help but smile at the cute pout that's covering the omega's lips who most definitely doesn't know he's sulking right now. He pretends to give in, brushing their lips together just slightly. Minho presses closer, trying to close the gap but every time Chan holds back again causing Minho to wrap is arms around the alpha's neck, tugging him further down. He pulls Minho's arms from around his neck, pushing them into the mattress on each side of Minho's head and keeping them there.

''Chan'' he whines, ''stop teasing I swear''

The alpha shushes him before finally connecting their lips. Minho sighs, relaxing back into the sheets. He opens his mouth, jack slack but Chan only ever glides his tongue along the omega's full lips. Minho's hands pull out of his grip so he can grab onto Chan's waist, nails digging slightly into his sides as the man's scent spikes in annoyance but most definitely also arousal. Finally taking pity on the other man and feeling his own patience also running thin he finally let's Minho coax open his mouth so their tongues can meet. He relishes in the moan the other let's out at finally getting what he wants.

Now with their kiss deepened he moves his hand to cradle the left side of Minho's face, pushing it up a little, teeth catching on the omega's bottom lip, tugging at it lightly before diving back in.

Minho's breathing quickens as Chan starts to kiss him with more intention. Maybe he would be a little more embarrassed about the sound of their kissing echoing through the room if he wasn't so into it. He feels the omega writhe underneath him, fingers digging deeper into Chan's waist until they move so he can slip them underneath his shirt.

After a while Minho finally pulls back, chest heaving up and down. His pupils are dilated, his lips red and a little swollen. Chan can't help but suck the omega's bottom lip back into his mouth, the pillowy feel of it too addicting. The man whimpers, hands now coming up to push against Chan's chest so he can give himself some room to breathe. Chan attaches his lips to his chin, leaving a trail of kissed downwards, not being able to pull himself away from the man underneath him just yet.

He moves his hands towards the hem of the omega's t-shirt, playing a little with the fabric. When he looks up the omega nods, answering his silent question. He doesn't waste any time before pulling the shirt over the other's head, being met with the gorgeous sight of tanned skin. He slides his hands across the omega's lithe but muscular frame in wonder, his touch leaving a trail of goosebumps across Minho's body.

''You're so pretty'' he sighs. His alpha purrs happily once he recognizes that his hands can almost completely engulf Minho's well-trained waist. He doesn't notice himself tightening his grip until the omega grunts slightly, scent spiking until there is a dangerous undertone of burned, brown sugar. He feels his mouth water.

''Fuck baby'' he groans before moving back up and kissing Minho, hard. The omega let's out a surprised sound but quickly reciprocates, one of his hands moving up until he can slide his fingers back into Chan's hair, gripping tightly.

Chan slides one of his hands upwards over Minho's chest and when the omega arches his back so nicely he can't help but break their kiss, leaving the omega panting as he wraps his lips around one of the man's nipples. Minho keens, now desperately trying to find something to hold onto. With his free hand he finally finds the pillow above him, knuckles turning white with the grip he has on the material as Chan continues his demonstrations. He's a little in awe about how sensitive Minho's nipples are, wanting to use that information instantly.

''Chan'' he finally gasps after a while, trying to pull him back with the grip he has on his hair, his chest becoming overstimulated. Chan sucks one last hickey onto his right peck before moving so he can look at Minho.

''We should stop'' he pants, letting go of Chan's hair and sliding it down until he can cradle the side of his face. The alpha stills, now looking a little worried. The omega smiles at that, reassuring him nothing's wrong.

''If we don't stop now we're never going to finish our projects. And we can't permit using these hours for anything but studying''

Chan groans, flopping down onto the omega ungracefully as realization kicks in. His alpha whines pathetically but he pushes him down.

''Oh my god you're heavy'' Minho heaves, sounding like he doesn't really appreciate having the alpha's whole body weight thrown upon him. Still he wraps his arms around the alpha, letting him do as he pleases while letting out calming pheromones for both of them. He guesses they did get a little carried away.

''Pathetic excuse if you ask me'' he sighs, making the omega giggle. Minho moves one of his arms until he can rub his fingers through his hair and down his neck, calming him down even further. Chan nuzzles the side of his face as thanks. They stay like that for a little while longer until Minho finally nudges him to move, telling him he can't breathe anymore because of his heavy ass.

Chan fake groans as he rolls off of him until he's lying on his back, next to the omega. He turns his head, seeing that the man's ears and chest are still a little flushed. Minho blushes at his blatant staring and pushes him further away, ordering him to get back to his laptop and start finishing his work.

Everything in him wants to do nothing more but cuddle with the omega but he knows the other is right and so he moves back to his chair. Minho also grabs his book again, turning until he's laying on his stomach. He rests the book upon the pillow that's now in front of him.

''Put on your shirt''

Minho looks up with wide eyes, ''why?''

''Because I won't be able to concentrate with you being like that'' he answers completely honest. It's definitely worth it as he sees the bashful look on the omega's face. He huffs but still grabs the green t-shirt that had been thrown to the edge of the bed.

''Fine but only if you get me something to drink, you strawberry milk stealer''

Chan laughs loudly at that. He gives in easily though and walks into the kitchen, fetching both of them something to drink and after giving a can of soda at Minho they finally go back to studying again.

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The first thing Chan hears when he meets up with Changbin is ''got your dick wet yet?''. He responds by hitting him on the head with the heavy manual he's holding in his hands. The alpha rubs the now sore spot, angrily mumbling something like ''I guess not then''

The whole school now knows about the fact that Minho is no longer single and apparently a lot of students have an opinion about that. Some say Chan is in no way good enough, other's thinks they are too cute to handle and then there are also the people (read, alphas) who are pretty damn angry with Chan.

Minho doesn't seem to care much about what they say, probably because he's already used to it. He does however, nonverbally, show everyone that he's very serious about Chan. This does reassure the alpha's worries whenever he hears people say that they don't think Chan deserves an omega like Minho. He knows he shouldn't let it affect him but in the end he's only human, who already has his insecurities so having to hear people say things like that doesn't help with quelling his self destructive thoughts.

So whenever Minho scents him in the school's cafeteria, or whenever he softly kisses him goodbye once they have to go their lessons, he feels so damn good.

''So how long has it been now? A month?''

''Three and a half weeks actually''

Changbin whistles, sounding impressed. ''So almost a month then. You going to get him something?''

Chan shakes his head as he opens the studio door for them, clicking on the lights. ''No we're not as cringy as you and Jinnie''

Changbin rolls his eyes at that. They both go and grab their laptops, making everything ready for the writing session they have planned.

''What did you buy for him for tonight though?'' Chan asks.

When it stays silent for a little bit too long Chan stops connecting his laptop to all the other equipment and looks up. Changbin is staring back at him with slight panic and a lot of confusion.

''The dance performance... that's tonight right?'' Chan mumbles, now feeling a little unsure of himself. Changbin's eyes widen even further and he quickly pulls his phone out of his pants, almost dropping it in his hassle to unlock it. When he finally does he gasps loudly.

''Shit I'm so fucked.''

Chan can't help but snort loudly. He does however, quickly shut up when Changbin throws him a glare.

''Pack up again, we're going shopping''

This time it's Chan's turn to look shocked. He doesn't have any input in the matter however because according to Changbin he failed at 'telling him sooner' and so he gets forced to pack his things back up and go on a shopping spree with the other alpha in order to find some flowers and some other presents for Hyunjin.

They also agree to buy something for Felix while they are at it and text Jisung to go and buy some flowers to which the beta responds with a picture of three bouquets, for every dancer one. Chan mutters something about Jisung having at least enough braincells to remember buying all three dancer's something. Changbin responds that Jisung most definitely bought something for Felix, then started second guessing himself and then also bought something for Minho and Hyunjin as to not make his feelings too obvious.

Chan agrees.

And so, when they accidently stumble upon a very cute necklace with a pendant of a sun attached to it, they can't ignore the signs. Changbin buys it while Chan is already writing 'For my sunshine xx Sungie' on a little card that they put inside the jewelry box it comes with. They will definitely force Jisung to give that. Chan also finds some very cute earrings he knows Momo will love.

''What did you get for Minho by the way?'' Changbin asks as he browses through the items of the store, looking for something for Hyunjin. He grabs a big purple gemstone, turning it around in his hand.

''A necklace with matching earrings and a big, fat cat plushie, but I already hid that in his bedroom so he'll only find out when he goes home tonight''

''Awh that's so cute, show me the necklace''

Chan opens his phone to search pictures of what he had bought while Changbin reads a card that says 'healing properties & uses of Amethysts'. Apparently the omega is in his 'spiritual healing' phase. He knows from Minho, who also has started to look into it after Hyunjin got him a very big, green stone that is now standing in his bedroom. Jisung told them they were idiots once, Minho almost cracked the beta's skull open with said green gemstone, and so now the beta wisely holds his tongue.

''These were called rose quarts I think'' Chan says as he shows Changbin the necklace and earrings with the pink stones in them, ''no idea what they do but he once mentioned wanting to buy some''

Changbin loves it and so he goes to find the owner of the store to ask them if they have jewelry with amethyst in them. It happens to be that they do indeed have those and so after two hours of also buying the other dancers some presents they are ready to go back into the studio and finally start their writing session.

When they are finally back in the studio they decide to order food so they can keep working on their songs while they eat. They are still able to write lyrics for one of their song's bridges and finish another song, mixing in some backing vocals they had Jeongin record last week. It feels like a productive hour at least.

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''Maybe it were those amethysts I swear'' Changbin says while checking his outfit in the mirror, ''we were on a roll this afternoon''

Jisung groans miserably and Chan knows he would have face planted into Changbin's expensive sheets if he didn't have his make-up done already and so instead he just sits down on the alpha's bed.

''Not you too hyung''

''No but I read the card you know, and I really think it helped. Maybe I'll buy a bigger stone for in the studio"

Jisung throws Chan an aggravated look but the other alpha just shrugs, a little out of his depth if it's about crystals.

''Are you suckers ready yet?'' Seungmin's voice booms through the room before it's followed by the beta itself. He takes a look, scanning their outfits.

''Looks good enough, let's go'' he says, grabbing Chan's arm and pulling him out of the room. The other's follow and Seungmin leads them down the stairs where Jeongin is already waiting for them.

Soon enough they are on their way back to school in Changbin's car. The trunk of it is currently resembling a flower shop but he guesses that's what happens when a lot of your friends are dancers. Chan has the other presents safely inside of his pockets.

It's enormously busy ones they arrive at the theater that had been rented for the performances of tonight but luckily they had managed to get tickets for seats that are pretty far up front. Once the lights go out and a silence spreads around the room, Chan starts to feel nerves settle into his stomach for his friends. Though in the end everything goes smoothly, their performances being one of the best and at the end of the evening all of them are standing, clapping loudly while screaming and hollering at the dancers on the stage.

Once it's done they go backstage to visit their friends and give them their presents. Momo loves the earrings and hugs him tightly when he gushes about her performances. He also as the privilege to watch when Jisung gives his flowers to Felix, oblivious to the small box he and Changbin had secretly wrapped around the bouquet until he had already given it and Felix is unwrapping it. Jisung is just as surprised as the other beta is when he finds out what’s inside of it but Felix blinding smile and Jisung’s fire red cheeks are worth every penny spent on that necklace.

It's amazing. Except for the fact that Minho got up to receive Chan's flowers and present, only to be swept away by other dancers and friends of him without even unwrapping it or giving him the opportunity to say thanks to the alpha.

And Chan isn't the possessive type. He loves seeing Minho being swarmed with love and congratulations because he deserves it, they all deserve it because they worked damn hard for the performances they put on this night. But between these friends of the omega are also random alphas that come through to congratulate him, pull him close and he trusts Minho, he knows he chose Chan for a reason, but his alpha is growing antsy inside of him.

He also doesn't really understand why he hadn't gotten his hug yet. As Minho his boyfriend he would have thought to have some privileges. And when he finally thinks he's able to go and wrap his boyfriend in his arms he gets swept away by a teacher because apparently someone wants to speak to him. Which is great. There are many important people here looking for talent and Chan gets nervous as soon as he hears someone wants to speak to Minho and the omega must even be more nervous himself.

But he also knows there are people out there who say he doesn't deserve an omega like Minho. That he isn't anything special and that there are more alphas out there with a handsome face and a trained body. And he also knows those people tend to talk like that because they are very insecure and jealous. And because Minho is a very talented and popular omega which makes Chan, in their eyes, unworthy of him.

There's a warm hand grabbing his, squeezing softly. The scent of dark red wine reassuring as he looks up at Changbin. The other alpha isn't looking at him. Instead he's looking at Hyunjin who’s also being swarmed by friends and strangers who are giving him flowers.

Maybe with time he will also feel more self-assured in his believe that Minho and he are complimenting each other. Where being overshadowed, or lacking isn't as prominent of a feeling as it is right now.

He hopes so at least.

Chan squeezes Changbin's hand in return, a silent thanks.

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They decide to finish the night at a club nearby campus with a very big group consisting out of many dancers and their friends. Chan doesn't know if he has ever been with a group this big and he probably only knows 20 percent by name and maybe half of them by face. It's a lot of fun though, also a lot of noise as they walk along the street towards the nightclub.

As the evening progresses Chan gets to know a lot of the people they are with. He decides to stay mostly sober as he's talking to an alpha named Yeonjun who's good friends with Changbin and Wooseok. When Minho passes them together with some other people he throws the both of them a smile, the pink stones of his earrings shimmering in the light, before disappearing into the crowd at the dancefloor.

Going out with a lot of dancers means having a lot of eyes on you. There is definitely an audience around them, watching the dancers displaying their moves. His eyes find Minho again. A girl who is definitely an alpha friend of Minho's, is holding onto his waist as a slow sensual beat matches their dancing, definitely showing off together. There's a slight flush across the omega's cheeks, having drank just enough to feel a slight buzz underneath his skin and induce a careless mindset as he lets the music guide his body.

He looks good like that, Chan thinks.

The alpha sighs before looking back at the beer he's holding. There's a droplet of water rolling down the damp glass of the bottle until it reaches his hand. It's his second and last beer of the night.

A warm hand lands on his shoulder and he gazes up at Yeonjun once he softly squeezes, the move very familiar. He nods his head at the silent question because he's fine. As fine as he can be at least and he eagerly takes the distraction as Yeonjun starts to tell him about how he and Wooseok once set fire to his kitchen, wanting to bake Changbin a birthday cake.

The evening progresses and some people leave in search for a different club. Chan, his friends and some of their friends stay however. They find a boot, squeezing in together while ordering some more drinks. Chan orders a soda, not wanting to drink more and he sees Minho doing the same from where he's sitting a couple of seats left of him. The omega tries to reach his eyes, silently asking if there's something wrong. Chan smiles reassuringly back.

He doesn't seem to do a very good job because soon enough Minho is ordering Yeji to move so he can take the seat next to Chan, grabbing his hand. He moves closer so he can whisper/yell into his hear, hard enough to be heard over the music but soft enough for the question to stay between the both of them.

''What's wrong?''

Chan sighs before moving closer so he can respond. He's not about to ruin Minho's night with his insecurities. They should be celebrating and having fun.

''I'm fine just a little tired a guess''

The look on the omega's face shows him that he doesn't believe the alpha's words one bit. Chan shakes his head, making it clear he doesn't want to address it right now. Minho seems hesitant but gives in eventually and moves until he can lean against Chan, the alpha throwing an arm around him. There are a lot of different scents on him but Chan's wolf does calm down by the steady weight against his side.

He tunes into the conversation their friends are currently having.

''I'd pay to see Seungmin dance to a sexy song. I bet those long limbs will have a mind of their own'' Changbin states while taking another swig of his beer. Next to him Hyunjin falls into a fit of giggles while Chaeryoung snorts.

''I can dance perfectly fine thank you very much'' Seungmin sighs as he swirls the red win in his cup as if he's a middle aged man, ready to taste test a 50 year old bottle of wine instead of the cheap liquid that's most definitely inside of his cup.

''As a matter of fact, I could prove to you right now how good my foxtrot actually is'' he says and Chan realizes he even speaks like a middle aged man who's been living on some vineyard. He's also questioning how the beta connects the foxtrot to a sexy dance but alright.

Seungmin grabs Felix his hands, the freckled beta now ready on his way to become Seungmin's dance partner and he looks rather panicked by it. Ryunjin laughs while leaning across the table so she can push Seungmin back into his seat as the boy had just stood up, ready to show off his skills, telling him to do it when he's sober. Minho pouts slightly as he closes his camera app and pushes his phone back into the pockets of his jeans, knowing damn well Seungmin will never do it sober.

''That's a pity'' he yawns soft enough that only Chan can hear it while pushing his body further into Chan's embrace.

''I believe you Minnie'' Felix says, causing Changbin to roll his eyes. Nobody else at the table looks very convinced.

''No he's right though'' Jeongin says, looking positively drunk at the moment as he moves to sit up from his previous position which was curled up into the corner of the boot. Chan thought the boy was honest to god sleeping but he gets proven otherwise.

''He gave me a lap dance once, was very good''

He then turns around, sees Lia and decides the omega is a good place to nap on, not even aware of all the shocked faces that are currently aimed at him. Their gazes then go to Seungmin who's head is currently resembling a tomato. Suddenly a lot of people are yelling questions while Seungmin is trying to get himself heard, explaining that he had lost a bet. Chan shakes his head and can't help but chuckle softly.

''Seeing Seungmin dance is now definitely on my bucket list'' Minho giggles. Jisung whole heartedly agrees. ''Chan hyung too, still haven't been able to convince him to show me his dancing'' the beta says wistfully. Minho's eyes widen and Chan tries to glare at Jisung to stop him from talking.

''Oh my god I totally forgot'' Minho says, sitting up and pulling himself out of Chan's embrace so he can look at the alpha. ''as your boyfriend I have the rights to see you dance'' he says resolutely.

''Yeah in your dreams''

Minho stares at him, the cogs in his mind turning, probably in search for something to blackmail him with.

''Don't bother, I've got you Minho-shi''

They both turn around to look at Sanha who had been sitting Infront of them. She slides her phone down the table and towards Minho, a video already playing on it. Chan tries to swipe the device away but he's too slow, Jisung having faster reflexes somehow and both he and Minho curl over the phone to shield it from Chan's prying hands.

''Sanha I hate you so fucking much right now'' he groans while dragging his hands down across his face, embarrassment already sitting hot in his stomach.

''We used to be in a dance group back in Australia, I'm the one with blond hair'' she says, ignoring the alpha completely while happily telling the others how to recognize Chan on the grainy material.

Suddenly Minho turns back around and hits him hard. Chan gasps, a hand coming up to shield his now throbbing pec from the fist that's still up and ready to hit again.

''You didn't tell me you were this good!'' he yells angrily. Jisung seems to still be in shock as he hands to phone back. Some of their friends look up at Minho's yelling and start to demand to be shown the video too, not even knowing what it is about. This time Chan's glare does work however and Sanha puts away her phone that holds the embarrassing footage.

Luckily enough their friends get distracted by the information that Beomgyu apparently has a video of the lap dance Seungmin had given Jeongin and there starts to become a fight for the phone. The poor boy's clothes are completely disarrayed after the attack though in the end Seungmin is save since no one actually knows his passcode.

Minho had moved back into Chan's embrace while enjoying the show that their friends are. Chan eagerly pulls him closer towards his body, almost pulling him into his lap.

''I know this guy who's great at hacking. One day we'll steal that phone and get to business hyung'' Jisung says to Minho, probably thinking that no one else could hear it. Beomgyu definitely did though and he seems a bit alarmed, pushing his phone further into his pocket.

''Great idea'' Minho nods his head.

''I'm bored though. Want to go get a drink and get back to the dancefloor?''

Chan already feels Minho twisting in his hold, ready to go and follow the beta's suggestion though the alpha suddenly panics. He grabs onto the omega's waist with a tight grip. Minho inhales sharply, surprised by the sudden possessiveness. He recovers quickly however and leans back against Chan's side while shaking his head, leaving Jisung oblivious to what just had happened. The beta just shrugs and forces Chaeryoung to go with him instead.

Minho doesn't question him about it and instead just stays close while they converse with their friends. When they finally do leave the boot to buy some drinks for the others together with Changbin and Hyunjin he makes sure to hold Chan's hand, never moving too far away. Minho decides to take one more cocktail and manages to convince the alpha to take one last beer.

They don't stay for long after finishing their last drinks and soon enough they bit the group farewell. Minho stays close to him as they wait for a cab at the entrance of the club, the silence a little tense between them both. But maybe it's just Chan that's tense because Minho looks quite relaxed as he sinks down in the backseat of the car once it arrives. Soon enough they are on their way back.

The both of them had decided to go to their own dorms this morning over text seeing that Minho would probably be tired after the performances and Chan had promised to work online on his and his classmate's project in the morning. But when Minho grabs his hand and asks him to 'come inside please' he easily follows, not wanting to be away from the omega at the moment.

''You want to shower first'' Chan asks as he hangs up his jacket. Minho shakes his head and pushes him towards the coach, forcing him to sit.

''No we're going to talk first'' he says while taking a seat next to him and throwing his legs across Chan's lap. The alpha groans, one of his hands coming up to rest on top of Minho's calves.

''It's stupid'' he sighs. Minho doesn't respond and just waits for him to continue.

''I just... I guess I just got a bit insecure tonight. I know that I shouldn't even entertain peoples complains but then tonight you performed and so many people wanted your attention and I kind of felt like I was lacking. But that's my own problem that I need to work on, not yours.''

''Babe'' Minho mutters as he moves so he can straddle the alpha and Chan's heart stutters a little at the nickname. He wraps his arms around the alpha's neck.

''why didn't you just say so?''

''Because I didn't want to bother you on a night which should be fun. And I know that you don't like it when alphas become like.. jealous and stuff and I don't want to make you uncomfortable I just..''

He takes a deep breath, his gaze focused on Minho's collarbones as he's unable to look him in his eyes just yet.

''I have never really felt this possessive with anyone before. I promise I'll work on it though''

Minho doesn't respond and Chan feels like he definitely messed up. He knows how much the omega hates it when alphas act possessive and jealous with him, not wanting to be treated like a possession and Chan really doesn't see him like that. Definitely not, but just thinking back at strangers hugging and touching him has his scent spiking with a light anger.

He hears Minho suddenly groan and move forwards, his head falling into the hollow of his neck. Chan's hands move up to hold his waist, surprised.

''I wasn't planning on doing anything tonight but I kind of need you all over me right now'' he sighs, his hot breath hitting the alpha's neck. Chan feels himself shiver.

''A-Aren't you mad?''

''Chan'' he says, leveling him down with a heavy stare, ''It might sound toxic and I know we should talk about this a bit more but I like that your possessive with me. Hell, I even like that you're jealous because for a very long time I've been questioning if you even liked me at all. So you being jealous kind of makes me feel wanted and I've been wanting to be wanted by you for a very long time now''

Arousal flares up like a raging fire inside of his veins as he stares at the hooded eyes of the omega, still covered my gold glitter and a dark line which makes his gaze feel a little dangerous. He can't even fathom the thought of Minho thinking he wasn't desired by the alpha because everything inside of him yearns for the omega, it doesn’t matter in which way.

''We both need to work on some things I guess'' he chuckles, feeling a little lightheaded with the sudden turn of events.

The omega hums before grabbing Chan's hands and moving them to his waist.

''That can wait though, because you need to be kissing me right the fuck now''

Chan doesn't see the logic in arguing with that and so he pulls Minho's lips towards his own.

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The fairy lights, strung around the headboard of his bed give a soft glow to the room and bathe the omega in a golden hue as his eyes flutter open, his pupils blown as he focuses his gaze on the alpha above him. He answers Chan's silent question with a nod and the alpha ads one more finger to the two that are already inside of him, stretching him open.

Minho's eyes close again as he curls them, back arching off the sheets as he hits the sensitive bundle of nerves, his mouth opened in a silent gasp. Chan feels like he's drunk on pure want, his eyes going from the dancer's lean body that writhes with every thrust of his fingers to the omega's face that looks so fucking pretty, lost in pleasure. It's like he can't decide what to focus on, everything of Minho making him more aroused, his whole being a sight to behold.

''Chan ah.. fuck'' he gasps as he moves to take ahold of Chan's elbow, making him stop his movements. ''I'm ready, please''

The room is filled with the smell of burned sugar, sweet and so fucking intoxicating as it mixes with his amber scent that had turned smoky, his arousal bleeding through and reacting to Minho's.

''Chan'' the omega whines again, pulling at his arm. Chan blinks a couple of times; his mind having run off with the image of Minho falling apart on his fingers. The sight had distracted him from his own aching problem between his legs. It quickly hits him again though.

''Yeah of course baby'' he mutters, removing his fingers at Minho's request. He moves to the bedside table, grabbing the condom that's laying upon it, only realizing how much his hands are shaking once he tries to open the package. The slick coating his fingers doesn't really help either and so in the end he just rips it open with his teeth before putting it on.

Once he looks up he realizes Minho is already watching him, his chest heaving up and down as the omega catches his breath.

''Are you nervous?'' He asks.

Chan smiles before swooping down, close enough to be able to kiss the omega.

''Healthy nerves'' he says before pecking the other's lips, ''It's not every day I got the Lee Minho underneath me''

He sees the omega roll his eyes but it's nothing but fond, a smile hinting at his lips. He wraps his arms around the alpha's neck before pulling him back down, muttering a 'me too' before kissing him again. Chan goes easily, feeling a bit more at ease now he knows he isn't the only one who's a little nervous. He just really wants this to be good for the omega. He knows it's a little silly and Minho has been looking like he's been enjoying his time with the alpha ever since they entered the bedroom but he can't help it. He wants to provide.

Minho pulls back after a while before blindly reaching for the lube that had been lying on the bed somewhere next to them. When he finally finds the bottle he thrusts it into Chan's hand, the implications behind it very clear. They don't need it, Minho being wet enough, but Chan doesn't want to accidentally hurt him or whatever.

So Chan takes it before lubing himself up, grunting softly as he does so, the touch almost torturous on his throbbing and neglected dick. He hears the omega inhale sharply, his scent spiking and doesn't have to look up to know why. It's like he can feel Minho's heavy gaze on his skin.

Once he's done he wipes his hand clean on the sheets before bending down again, hovering over the omega.

''I'm not sure how long I can last Min'' he breathes, nerves hitting him suddenly full force. Minho shakes his head, one hand moving until he's holding one of Chan's.

''Ah that's fine, just need you in me right now''

Chan sloths their fingers together before nodding and lowering his body until he's lined up with Minho's hole, resting on his free elbow. He pushes in slow, gauging Minho's reaction. Once he notices no discomfort he slides in further.

The omega's squeezes his hand, his eyes falling close as Chan finally bottoms out, tensing slightly around him. The alpha holds his breath, trying his hardest not to cum right away, the tightness around his member feeling so, so fucking good.

''You can move'' Minho finally says. Chan doesn't think he can though and so he keeps still. The omega starts wiggling his hips, pushing back down on Chan's length a little impatiently, causing the alpha to groan before biting down hard at the collum of Minho's neck.

He hears the omega giggle before he's moving his arms, pulling his hand out of Chan's grip and wrapping them around the alpha's neck.

''You good?'' he questions, definitely finding the whole situation very amusing.

''No I'm no- stop fucking clenching'' Chan grunts, one of his hands quickly taking ahold of Minho's hips, pushing him into the mattress to stop him from moving, ''I swear to god, if you want me to fuck you, you better stay still''

Minho finally takes mercy on the poor alpha, even though he clearly likes overwhelming him. Chan takes a couple of deep breathes, berating himself for acting like it's the first time he's getting his dick wet. He can't help it though, Minho is looking, and feeling, completely unreal underneath him.

Said omega is grinning up at him, definitely feeling pleased that he can have the alpha so turned on it seems. Chan brazes his hands on either side of Minho's head, pulling almost completely out of his heat before plunging back in with one strong move, instantly hitting his prostate.

Minho moans loudly, nails digging into Chan's back with the sudden move as he throws his head back.

''Oh, alright.. yeah'' he mutters, one of his hands moving to hold onto the headboard behind him as Chan slides back out again, preparing to repeat his previous action. Minho is looking a little shocked and a lot aroused as he blinks up at the alpha. Chan can't help the satisfying smirk that takes over his features once he starts fucking Minho with deep thrusts, having the omega stuttering on his moans every time he fills him up.

''Fuck I... too much Chan'' he gasps in between thrusts. The hand that isn't holding onto the headboard is clinging onto the alpha's back like it's a lifeline. He takes pity on the omega and stops hitting his prostate dead on. Minho is breathing hard, the muscles of his abdomen clenching as Chan fucks into him.

It doesn't take long before he builds up a faster pace. Minho starts to meet his movement, fucking back down onto his cock. The nails scratching down his shoulders and spine leave a delicious burn behind and he just knows he's not going to last much longer.

Chan feels himself sweating and he has to slow down to wipe his arm across his forehead, also doing it to prolong his own orgasm that’s building up quickly, before picking the pace back up. Minho whines loudly, moving his arm until he can hide his face in the crook of his elbow.

''You're so fucking hot it isn't fair'' he whines. Chan can't help but laugh loudly, the arm not hiding Minho's red cheeks. He deepens his thrusts again, liking the way Minho's body bounces, airy huffs leaving the man's lips every time their hips meet. He removes Minho's arm, missing the dark brown eyes staring up at him and the omega lets him, blown pupils meeting his own.

Chan can't help but kiss him again, tongue sliding between his parted lips. They are both fighting for breath and it's so fucking hot when Minho moans, high pitched, into his mouth as he angles his thrust to hit his prostate again. One of Minho's hand's move up along his abdomen until it's cupping his chest, squeezing the muscles there.

The alpha knew Minho likes his physic, but it hasn't been as obvious to him as it is right now. His wolf is preening proudly inside of him.

''Close'' he gasps, not being able to produce much more than one word sentences it appears. Minho nods his head before he breaths out an airy 'yeah me too'. He arches his back once Chan starts hitting his prostate again and the sight has Chan's mind going haywire. He stops moving, leaving Minho to look back up at him, blinking confused.

The alpha moves to grab the omega sides before pushing him further up the bed so he's prepped up against his pillow. His hands are almost able to completely encircle his waist and this has his alpha going crazy, tightening his grip as he growls at the sight. The omega's fingers wrap around the alpha's biceps out of reflex, his hands tiny in comparison to the muscles they are holding onto.

''Fucking hell'' he hears the omega say, voice heavy tinted with arousal, his body squirming slightly.

''I swear your body is so beautiful''

Chan says the words before he even comprehends them but he has no regrets because it's the complete truth. Minho looks at him with wide eyes, the flush on his cheeks darkening as he opens his mouth to respond but it seems like words have left him at the moment.

Before the words can settle completely into the omega's brain Chan lines back up again, sliding in with one smooth movement. Minho gets the hint and moves his arms around Chan, letting the alpha use the grip on his waist guide his movements, pulling him down on each thrust to meet him in the middle, guttural grunts filling the room.

Chan just knows he's going to be addicted to Minho's tight heat from now on. He already can't get enough as he's pounding into him right now.

The omega moves one of his hands to jerk himself off in time with Chan's movements, moaning loudly enough for the neighbors to hear.

Minho's free hand moves to wrap around the alpha's neck, pulling him into the crook of his neck, right to the source of Minho's elevated scent. He feels his mouth watering and he bites down, not yet breaking skin but very close to doing so. He hears the omega whimper loudly before something warm hits his stomach, the sound hot enough to make Chan's muscles contract as he too reaches his orgasm.

Minho's body is shuddering beneath him as he eases his jaw, tongue leaping across the soft expanse of skin. They are both breathing fast, needing quite some time to come down from their high. A warm hand cups his cheek, slowly coaxing him to the side and to Minho's lips.

The alpha sighs into the kiss, body feeling floaty and mind definitely far away.

''Someone came a little close to their instincts'' the omega mutters. He's starting to smile and Chan whines, out of embarrassment or because Minho smiling makes it difficult to keep their kiss going, he doesn't know.

Minho now starts laughing, breaking their kiss completely. He cups the alpha's cheeks fondly, kind of forcing Chan to finally meet his gaze. His cheeks start to burn.

''I definitely liked it though'' he says, keeping his eyes locked onto Chan's, as if he's trying to convey it two ways. '' Your dancer years definitely shined through here "

Chan rolls his eyes but feels a smile take over his features none the less. He bends down, sucking Minho's bottom lip into his mouth. The omega lets out a surprised moan. He hits Chan's chest.

''This is the part where you tell me that you liked it too, asshole''

Chan laughs, moving back to Minho's neck so he can scent him. It's like he can't stop touching him, kissing him, needing him close.

''I think I was very obvious about it, wasn't I?'' he says. Minho raises his chin to give the alpha better access.

''Hmm'' he mutters, relaxing completely into the sheets as Chan continues his ministrations, ''but I'd like hearing you say it though''

''Minho I almost came when I only had my dick in you for two seconds''

Chan chokes on a moan, hips stuttering forwards as Minho clenches around his now, soft and oversensitive dick.

''Ah.. shit.. you liked that didn't you?'' he gasps. He stares at Minho who, despite his red cheeks, throws him a proud grin. It's weirdly attractive.

''Just thinking about it makes me hard again'' Minho replies before letting out a stuttered breath when he moves his hips again. Chan grabs his waist, holding him still as painful pleasure shoots up his belly, causing him to inhale sharply. He stares the omega down until he stops trying to move.

Taking a deep breath he pulls out of Minho's heat, rolling off the condom and throwing to somewhere next to the bed. Minho sighs, definitely disappointed that he can't tease the other anymore.

''I mean, I can do another round if you give me a minute though'' Chan says. Minho shakes his head. ''I want to be able to walk tomorrow''

''Okay, okay'' Chan sighs before pressing a kiss to Minho's lips, ''shall I clean you up then?''

The omega nods his head before pulling Chan back in, turning their kiss a lot more heated. And if they both get riled up again, enough for Minho to persuade Chan into another round ('I thought you wanted to be able to walk tomorrow?' 'Past me said things it didn't mean'), no one will ever know.

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The next morning Chan wakes up to the sound of a cat meowing. He blinks his eyes open, the room still fairly black, even with the light coming from the window, Minho's curtains not completely closed. Said omega is laying on his chest and he stirs once the cat on the other side of the bedroom door starts to meow louder. The younger groans before turning around and pushing his face further into Chan's chest.

The alpha huffs out a tired laugh, one hand coming up so he can run his fingers across Minho's scalp. The younger hums satisfied.

''Do they need food?'' Chan questions, his voice gruff so early in the morning. He feels Minho shake his head, the omega’s hair tickling his skin with the movement.

''They have enough, just want attention.''

Chan already knew the omega wasn't much of a morning person but he didn't know he would find it this adorable to be honest. He’s pretty sure the omega is pouting.

The cat starts pawing at the door now too, the sound most probably able to wake up the neighbors, causing Minho to huff as he finally pushes himself up with both hands, using Chan's chest to do so. The alpha grunts at the pressure. Before Minho moves away completely he squeezes the muscles, Chan's sleepy brain only realizing the omega is groping him when he had already moved away, giggling. He shakes his head.

Minho opens the door and soon enough he hears catspaws patter across the floor until said creature jumps onto the bed, head butting Chan in the cheek.

''Oh my god Dori'' the omega sighs exasperated. Chan just chuckles before letting the cat cuddle up to him, scratching him between his ears. The cat purrs happily.

''I guess I have competition'' Minho says as he crawls onto the bed again. Chan stretches his arm for Minho so the omega can lay down and shuffle back in place, his head on the alpha's chest.

''Don't worry, I can share my attention with all of you'' Chan says as Doongi and Soongi also come walking into the room. Minho hums, already falling asleep again, giving Chan the opportunity to watch the omega without being catched. At least he thinks so, until Minho's hand comes up and pushes his face the other way, telling him he can feel the alpha staring.

They stay like that for a while, Minho falling in and out of his slumber while Chan cuddles with the cats. Minho decides to completely stay awake once Soongi almost goes and sits on his face in order to get his cuddles from his owner. The younger grumbles angrily but starts petting the cat nevertheless.

''If you told me this would be happening months ago, I wouldn't have believed you'' Chan sighs. Minho snorts before looking up at the alpha. ''You thought I hated you, Sungie told me.''

''Well, you didn't exactly like me'' Chan retorts.

''I was being cautious.''

Chan rolls his eyes.

''You're right though. I asked Felix about you once I knew of you two being friends and he told me you were one of the sweetest alphas. I said presenting could really change a person and tried to convince him that you could have became an asshole in the meantime but he said that would be impossible.''

''Hmm.. why did you ask Felix about me though?'' Chan questions, his hand moving lower so he can slowly stroke Minho's side.

''Because you were getting into our friend group. Like.. Jisung and Changbin started talking very highly of you and when even Seungmin started liking you I knew it was only a matter of time before they adopted you as their new hyung.’’

''Alright so.. what made you change your mind about me then?'' he asks. Minho grabs his hand and pulls it away from his waist, saying that it tickles before continuing.

''Well first I was sure they were wrong about you since I constantly saw you at building C with the dumbest excuse of not understanding the school's layout-''

The omega pushes his hand against Chan's mouth as the alpha wants to defend himself, laughing when Chan then just starts glaring at him.

''But then Momo asked you to watch our dance practice, you remember that?''

The alpha gasps, pulling Minho's hand away, his eyes wide, ''Oh shit! I never got back to her for that.''

''Well yeah'' Minho laughs, looking fond, ''but you said no and I was really surprised. A lot of omegas were in that class and I really thought that's why you were in building C you know, to watch or find an omega''

Chan pouts before saying he was really just lost. Minho smiles before kissing the pout from his lips. Soongi meows indignantly when he gets disturbed by the movement.

''I know that now.''

Chan still sulks a little when the omega moves back.

''I was also cautious because my omega was acting really strange around you and it made me feel vulnerable because that never happened before''

Chan stares at him with wide eyes while Minho acts like he didn't just make the alpha's heart jump out of his chest with what he admitted. He's just casually petting Soongi, not even looking at the alpha.

''It was?''

Minho hums, ''Yeah, I think that's also why my first heat after meeting you was so bad. Couldn't even think rationally when I say you the day after it ended and you were with Felix. My omega honestly didn't understand why you weren't tending to us straight away. Since it thought it was yours.. you know.''

Chan's heart clenches when he thinks back to that night and how Minho's scent had smelled so irritated. His alpha actually feeling a little guilty and as if had failed even though Chan knows that he couldn't have known the omega was having those troubles at that time.

The alpha grabs Minho chin, softly pushing it up until he's finally looking back into Chan's eyes. He bends down, pulling the omega into a soft, closed mouthed kiss. ''I'm sorry you felt like that Min''

The omega shrugs before saying that in the end they worked it out and that's all that matters. Chan completely agrees.

''I actually felt so fucking guilty once I realized I started crushing on you bad. I had gained your and the boy's trust, got let into the friend group only to do exactly what alphas had done before''

Minho quickly shakes his head no, making the alpha stop talking.

''You didn't. They always pretended to like us and be nice only to get closer to Hyunjin or I. You never pretended. And I also flirted my ass off so maybe that also helped making you fall huh'' he grins. Chan feels himself blush, thinking back on his obliviousness.

''Man, I even asked Sungie and Bin to help me get over it'' he sighs, making Minho giggle.

''So that's why they were always interfering with my flirting. Good to know’'

''yeah.. Seungmin was there too. Thinking back on it he was definitely trying to drop some hints but we were dumb''

There falls a silence and Chan focuses his attention on Dori who is trying to push Doongi away so she can get all the head scratches. He stops her before looking back at Minho, finding the omega furiously typing on his phone, eyebrows furrowed.

''What are you doing?''

''Telling Seungmin he's a dead man walking''

Chan snorts before stealing the phone out of his hands, only to shiver once Minho's devilish glare is now focused on him.

''That sucker knew and he never told me! He just watched me suffer hyung!''

''Minnie, he probably just didn't want to interfere'' the alpha says while coaxing him closer, definitely trying to distract him from his anger by kissing along his jaw. The omega huffs but let’s Chan scent him, slowly calming down again.

''I'm still going to get my revenge though'' he mutters angrily. Chan makes a noise of agreement, not even listening anymore as Minho keeps on complaining about the beta and how he betrayed their friendship’s code which he most definitely just made up. Minho never calls the beta his friend out loud, even though they all know how fond he is of the other.

No instead all of Chan’s attention is focused on the soft, unblemished skin that his wolf really wants to mark with kisses and hickeys. The omega groans once he reaches a sensitive spot on his throat. He hit’s Chan’s shoulder.

''Not while the cats are here! You will defile them''

Soongi meows right after those words as if he completely agrees on that.

Chan rolls his eyes before turning onto his back, staring at the ceiling. Minho turns to his side so he can watch the alpha, his hand coming up to lay on the other’s stomach.

‘’I’m hungry though, want to go and eat breakfast?’’

Chan nods his head while looking down at the hand that’s now drawing patterns on his skin, the touch so light it almost tickles. The alpha feels his muscles contract involuntarily when Minho strokes his index finger along the waistband of his boxers.

''Can you make it tough?'' the omega asks, putting a soft whine into his tone, probably knowing that the alpha is weak for that. Still Chan tries to resist and he pulls up on eyebrow.

''And why would I do that?''

Minho shrugs, his finger now chasing the lines of his abbs, letting his nail scratch the skin lightly. The elder shivers.

''Because I will blow you after?''

Chan's muscles completely seize up, aroused at the sudden thought of Minho's lips around his..

He coughs, grabbing Minho's hand to stop his ministrations. He's going to get hard if Minho keeps on touching him after muttering those words. The grin the omega is sporting definitely means that he knows about this too and that it had been a set up.

''I thought we shouldn't defile the cats!'' he hisses before moving to shield Dori's ears. Minho laughs before agreeing that they shouldn't but that he hundred percent meant it though. And so Chan takes Minho laughing at him in stride once he quickly crawls off the bed, ready to make the most bomb eggs for the omega.

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Once he has the bacon sizzling in the pan the omega joins him in the kitchen, Doongi in his arms. He had thrown on a t-shirt on top of his boxers. Chan takes the opportunity to slap his ass as the younger walks past him, causing Minho to shake his head, a smile on his lips as he goes to sit at the kitchen's counter. Soongi and Dori walk into the kitchen soon after.

The cat in his arms headbutts the omega against his chin, causing Minho to laugh and start petting him before kissing him on his head. The cat meows happily and with the soft glow coming from the window, casting Minho into a soft yellow light, he's once again struck by how lucky he is for having such an amazing and pretty omega being interested in him.

''Babe, you're going to burn the bacon''

Chan quickly turns around and the bacon is indeed turning a little too crispy. He quickly flips them and starts laughing when Minho threatens to kill him if he sets off the fire alarm at ten in the morning. He can't help how domestic it feels as Soongi rubs his body against his leg, smelling the bacon, definitely wanting Chan to give them some.

''Don't do it, they are too spoiled already'' Minho warns as he knows his cats’ schemes by heart.

''I need to keep up my good strike with them Min'' he says before ripping off a piece of bacon and throwing it to the cats on the ground. Doongi, seeing this, quickly jumps out of Minho's hands and runs over too.

The omega laughs before walking over and cracking the eggs into the pan since Chan had gotten too distracted by dividing the meat evenly among the cats. Soon enough, making their breakfast turns into a joint activity, sharing kisses in between getting plates and making coffee.

And Chan, who catches Minho as he trips while avoiding Dori who’s zigzagging between their legs, thinks he can definitely used to this.

He sure as hell can.